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Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors

News BAG urged the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to adopt iris scans as a "fall back", for when there are problems taking or matching a fingerprint. The IPS is putting... [20 Jun 2008]

ID card mega-database ditched

News Iris scans are now not going to be used following the review of the project in the summer - only fingerprints and facial biometrics. The government has trimmed back its controversial ID... [19 Dec 2006]

Heathrow to run biometric security checks

News Biometric fingerprint and iris scans will be used for screening air passengers on Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong as part of a trial at London's Heathrow Airport. The... [06 Dec 2006]

New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill

News But the compromise means that those who choose to opt out will still have to pay for the ID card - and have their fingerprints, iris scans and personal details taken and stored on the... [31 Mar 2006]

Forgers will crack e-passports within a decade

News From 2008 the UKPS will look at putting other biometrics - such as iris scans and fingerprints - onto the chip in line with the government's ID card plans. The head of the UK... [30 Jun 2005]

Devil's Advocate: Biometrics offer false hope

Comment There is something quite offensive about being subjected to physical checks such as fingerprints and iris scans. They make some sense in situations such as an airport, where it is... [03 May 2005]

ID cards: So unreliable they make your eyes water

News If keeping track of the fingerprints and iris scans of the living wasn't hard enough, Home Secretary David Blunkett said earlier this week that the Home Office will be holding onto UK... [07 May 2004]

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