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ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News Penalties ranging from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss of an ID card, to £250 for not applying for a card or missing an appointment for fingerprint and facial scans, were revealed in the Home Office consultation papers. [26 Feb 2008]
UK passports face massive price hike
News These passports contain chips that store biographical data and a digital facial image of the holder. F is for Facial recognition The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger... [10 Oct 2007]
Biometric passports take off
News The new passports include a chip with the holder's facial biometric, with facial recognition software used to check passport applications against a list of known passport fraudsters. More that 2.5 million ePassports have been issued since the new... [05 Oct 2006]
First biometric chipped ePassports issued in UK
News The new passports incorporate extra security features, including a chip with the holder's facial biometric. Countries that are part of the US visa waiver scheme - including the UK - must comply with new International Civil Aviation Organisation... [06 Mar 2006]
Photos: New ePassport revealed
Photo It will hold the scan of the holder's facial features embedded in the chip. The cover of the ePassport looks only slightly different. The passports are currently being trialled and will be available to the public from February. [30 Nov 2005]
Passport price forced up by biometric chip costs
News Anti-fraud features include the gradual introduction of new biometric 'ePassports' from February 2006, which will contain a scan of the holder's facial features embedded in a chip. The price of a UK passport is to rocket 18 per cent because of the... [17 Nov 2005]
E-passports emerge on US horizon
News The United States is moving forward with a plan to issue new high-tech passports this year that incorporate facial recognition technology - despite privacy concerns and possible technical problems. Barry Kefauver, a former State Department official... [26 Oct 2004]
Biometric passports: Sidekicks, sunglasses, smiles and scarves banned
News In 2005, European visas and passports will have to carry an RFID-type chip containing the digitised facial image of the rightful holder. According to a specification from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, citizens of the 188 member... [12 Aug 2004]
Re:Viewing 2003 - Privacy and monitoring
News The idea of introducing a biometric identity card was on and off again more times than Elizabeth Taylor's wedding ring, with the Home Secretary feinting putting his plans on the back burner in November only to see a trial of the compulsory cards... [23 Dec 2003]
Biometric health and passport IDs head for Europe
News The proposal recommends that passports contain a digital image of the holder so that facial recognition technology can be used to aid the identification process. Additionally, a new EU passport containing biometric data about its holder has been... [23 Oct 2003]
EU demands biometrics by 2005
News Facial biometric data is set to be included on visas and residency permits for non-EU foreign nationals as part of two new proposals from the European Commission to the European Council and Parliament. [03 Oct 2003]
