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The A to Z of ID cards
News In April 2009 the Home Office announced that IBM had won a £265m contract to build and run the UK Border Agency database of fingerprints and facial images taken for passports and visa applications, called the National... [15 Apr 2009]
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. The basic security screening... [06 Dec 2006]
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News The IPS said it will trial taking fingerprints next year as a second passport biometric. It said: "We anticipate piloting the recording of fingerprints as a second... [21 Apr 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 register (NIR)... [31 Mar 2006]
First biometric passports issued to diplomats
News Later versions are likely to include other biometrics such as fingerprints. The UK Passport service has already started enforcing new photo standards during the quiet season to allow... [08 Nov 2005]
ID cards: So unreliable they make your eyes water
News Labourers, pen pushers and others who have rough hands or faint fingerprints will confuse the readers. If keeping track of the fingerprints and iris scans of the living wasn't hard enough, Home Secretary... [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 - seven of which have been installed... [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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