fingerprints passport service revealed

Photos: UK's ID card revealed

Photo ID cards will be able to be used to verify a person's identity via the cards' embedded microchip, which will store the cardholder's biographic information, their photograph and a scan of two of their fingerprints. [30 Jul 2009]

ID cards to remain unreadable until next year

News While the cardholder's details and photo are printed on the face of the card, their fingerprints can only be accessed by reading the chip. Readers capable of scanning the cards' chips will not be in place until they are... [07 Apr 2009]

Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them

News While some details about the holder as well as their photo is printed on the face of the card, the cardholder's fingerprints can only be accessed by reading the chip. Currently no police stations, border entry points or... [04 Feb 2009]

ID cards: Rely on 'visual check' as biometrics unreadable

News Fingerprints and facial scans will be captured at seven UKBA centres, starting with Croydon today before rolling it out to other centres in Armagh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and Sheffield, with all centres... [25 Nov 2008]

ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?

News Yesterday the government began touting for high street businesses and other companies to install the equipment to take the 10 fingerprints, facial and signature scan that will be stored in the NIR. Critics say it will... [07 Nov 2008]

ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000

News The Home Office documents predict the cards will be fitted with a "tamperproof chip" containing encrypted information, which would include the holder's face, two fingerprints, personal details and immigration status. [26 Feb 2008]

ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012

News Biometric passports were introduced on schedule in 2006 but the spokesman said it was reviewing the date for the introduction of the second generation biometric passport, which would include fingerprints. [23 Jan 2008]

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. James Hall, CEO of the Identity and Passport Service,... [19 Dec 2006]

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