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ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News Daugman, an expert on iris recognition, says fingerprints and facial photos are not distinctive enough to be able to tell the UK's 45-million-strong adult population apart. The government was badly... [26 Sep 2008]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News BAG claims that "exception handling" - dealing with mismatched or unclear fingerprints - would occupy a large amount of NIS' resources, putting the technology, delivery and costs under strain. BAG claims there are four... [20 Jun 2008]
UK passports face massive price hike
News The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data and fingerprints. I is for Iris... [09 Oct 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in the public sector
News But people who opt out would still have to pay for the ID card - and have their fingerprints and personal details taken and stored on the national identity register (NIR) when they got a new passport. [21 Dec 2006]
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 cards plans,... [19 Dec 2006]
Heathrow to run biometric security checks
News The more advanced screening requires the passenger to undergo a manual enrolment at the airport where their 10 fingerprints, two irises and facial image are scanned and stored on a database. Biometric fingerprint and... [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 national identity... [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 Passport... [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 necessary to be certain... [03 May 2005]
Biometric passports: Sidekicks, sunglasses, smiles and scarves banned
News While biometrics can use a person's fingerprints, iris or face to identify them, Europe has opted for the face as its favourite biometric for identity documents. The passport... [12 Aug 2004]
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 citizens' personal... [07 May 2004]
German airport begins biometric checking
News Byometric and Oki said the complexity and randomness of the eye's iris patterns make them more difficult to fake than other biometric patterns, such as fingerprints. The iris systems -... [16 Feb 2004]
Iris, fingerprints and face to be used in ID card trial
News Iris, fingerprint and facial recognition will all be tested as part of the UK Passport Service's six-month trial of biometric technology ahead of the introduction of potentially... [08 Dec 2003]
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