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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 F is for Facial recognition 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... [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]
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. F is for Facial recognition I is for Iris Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know... [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. F is for Facial recognition I is for Iris [23 Nov 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News A more advanced miSense screening collected 10 fingerprint, two iris and a facial image scan during a manual enrolment. Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on... [20 Jun 2007]
Voice Biometrics as a Natural and Cost-Effective Method of Authentication
White Paper In the past, voice biometrics took a back seat to other physical biometric methods of identification and verification, such as fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans, but new algorithms and more robust computer processing power have... [13 Apr 2007]
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. For the Public Key Infrastructure information related to the secure use and issue of ID cards, the plan is to build... [19 Dec 2006]
Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow
Photo A digital facial image is also taken, along with iris scans of both eyes (pictured). 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... [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. The more advanced screening requires the... [06 Dec 2006]
Leader: Will biometrics turn us into a nation of hoodies?
Leader Read silicon.com's A to Z of biometrics to find out more about iris scans, palm prints and ID cards. Will the increased use of biometric security turn us into a nation of paranoids who will wear gloves to prevent leaving fingerprints, sunglasses to... [24 Jul 2006]
Crime of the future - biometric spoofing?
News Although biometric security systems - using fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition - are only just now entering the mainstream, they are likely to be common within a few years. Similarly, would-be thieves could try to spoof facial... [20 Jul 2006]
ePassports start their travels
News Other biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans may be added to the passport at a later date. The new passports contain a chip which holds a facial biometric. Countries that are part of the US visa waiver scheme must comply with new... [21 Feb 2006]
Microsoft warns ID cards pose massive security risk
News Fishenden said no systems are ever completely secure and warned that putting vast amounts of personal data and biometric information such as iris, fingerprint and facial scans in one central database would prove too tempting a target for hackers... [18 Oct 2005]
Biometric standards for ID cards unveiled
News The BS ISO/IEC 19794 series of standards cover the science of using "biological properties" to identify individuals, such as fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition. New international standards on biometric technology have been published. [26 Aug 2005]
