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Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News BAG urged the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to adopt iris scans as a "fall back", for when there are problems taking or matching a fingerprint. The IPS is putting an enlarged fingerprint bureau in place to ensure that exceptions can be... [20 Jun 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment I is for Iris Although passport applicants will have to give up their biometric scans for the national register they won't be required to pay £30 (again that's the government's estimate - critics put the cost much higher) for an ID card to go with... [07 Mar 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News Finn said that future security systems will rely on e-passports, ID or smart cards or visas that would contain both biometric data - such as fingerprints and iris scans - and biographical data, ranging from name and address to job and marital status. [21 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Other technology at the terminal includes barcode scanning for internet check-in, self service check-in kiosks and self service gates at arrivals for frequent travellers willing to undergo iris scans. [14 Feb 2008]
FBI proposes global biometric criminal database
News The so-called "server in the sky" database would share biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris scans, of criminals internationally. I is for Iris Z is for Zurich Airport A is for Accuracy B is for Behavioural biometric [15 Jan 2008]
Can biometrics secure the public's data?
Comment There are numerous biometrics technologies, including fingerprint recognition, iris scans, face recognition, voice recognition and even vein and palm recognition. I is for Iris Fingerprint or iris recognition is being used at some organisations to... [23 Nov 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. I is for Iris [20 Jun 2007]
Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow
Photo The miSense trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers on selected Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. A digital facial image is also taken, along with... [06 Dec 2006]
Heathrow to run biometric security checks
News Biometric fingerprint and iris scans will be used for screening air passengers on Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong as part of a trial at London's Heathrow Airport. Heathrow is also taking part in the government's... [06 Dec 2006]
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 that a person matches their documents, such... [03 May 2005]
Commonsense in the Crisis
White Paper We've been subjected to sales pitches for smart ID cards containing encoded fingerprints or iris scans, universal CCTV surveillance, government management of airport security, knowledge-based data mining of passenger lists, and significantly... [24 Feb 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Biometric choices, 3G+WLAN and EMC buying VMWare
Comment Biometrics have been used for many years for a variety of applications across a range of industries, including the use of fingerprint or iris scans for personal verification in the financial services industry, such as for withdrawals at ATMs. [22 Dec 2003]
Biometrics unveiled for US-bound Brits
News The longer term goal will see passengers passing biometric tests - with applications such as facial recognition, iris scanning and fingerprint reading set to play a role in the future of passport control. [07 May 2003]
Passports replaced by iris scanning in Amsterdam
News The iris is the most most distinguishable feature of any individual - even more so than fingerprints. Biometrics, such as retinal scans, handprints and voice recognition, have long been heralded as the future of security, but the Schiphol scheme is... [30 Oct 2001]
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