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RSS iris bHalf of Brits willing to give blood to prove identity
News I is for Iris Despite the furore that has dogged the UK's ID card rollout, Brits appear to be in favour of using biometrics technology and even their blood in order to protect their personal information and identity. [19 Nov 2008]
€100m Pink Panther robbers snared by fingerprints
News I is for Iris Fingerprint technology is helping Interpol crack a notorious gang of jewel thieves dubbed the Pink Panthers - thought to have snared €100m from daring heists worldwide. Prints taken following an arrest in... [22 Oct 2008]
ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'
News I is for Iris A Home Office minister has mooted turning UK driving licences into ID cards, sparking accusations the national biometric database will be forced in by the back door. Speaking today at the Biometrics... [21 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News I is for Iris 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... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News I is for Iris The UK will produce up to one million ID cards for foreign nationals every year, according to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. Smith was speaking at an event in London today where she revealed the design of the... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News I is for Iris Europe has moved closer to the rollout of full biometric passports after key systems were shown to work. The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for... [22 Sep 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News I is for Iris The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has extended a mobile fingerprinting trial by handing out 100 devices to a further 10 police forces.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links... [11 Jun 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News I is for Iris Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about... [26 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study I is for Iris Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office... [12 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment I is for Iris Of course the government is bravely attempting to position this revised timetable for the controversial £5.6bn (that's the government's own cost estimate) national ID card project as anything but a retreat... [07 Mar 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News I is for Iris A spokesman for the UK government's Border and Immigration Agency said: "We have already tested trusted traveller schemes such as IRIS and we are keen to learn and build on those. Current... [21 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News I is for Iris Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the... [14 Feb 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News I is for Iris Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything... [08 Feb 2008]
FBI proposes global biometric criminal database
News I is for Iris The so-called "server in the sky" database would share biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris scans, of criminals internationally. Click on the links below to find out everything... [15 Jan 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News I is for Iris All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa... [14 Jan 2008]
