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RSS airport in news'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers
News The Balpa spokesman said pilots are of the view that security at airports can be tightened by implementing a national airport pass scheme, rather than by forcing them to carry ID cards. We've been on at the government... [13 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News Z is for Zurich Airport The ID card scheme will guard against one person having multiple identities by checking the two fingerprints and facial scan held on a chip on the ID card against biometrics in a central database,... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News Z is for Zurich Airport Smith insisted the Home Office is making good progress in talks with airport operators and unions about airside workers in airports being among the "trusted workers" first in line... [25 Sep 2008]
UK ID cards unveiled today
News The first UK citizens to get the cards as part of the controversial scheme will be airport workers from 2009, followed by young people in 2010 and the rest of the population in 2011/12. The first UK ID cards are set to... [25 Sep 2008]
Airports spending $3bn to be tech high fliers
News Airport operators are shelling out on technology in an effort to attract more passengers, according to an investment survey which predicts airports will spend around $3bn on IT this year. The fifth annual... [23 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Z is for Zurich Airport The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for second generation ePassports.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find... [22 Sep 2008]
ID card contract shortlist gets shorter
News It will produce cards for airport workers who will have to start using the cards from 2009. The government has taken another step towards tying up which companies will be in charge of the UK ID cards scheme. [16 Sep 2008]
First 50,000 ID cards issued in November
News The ID scheme will be rolled out over the next four years, starting with about 10 million "critical" workers - such as airport staff - in 2009, young people in 2010 and the rest of the UK public in 2011/12, when people... [09 Sep 2008]
iPhone ad banned over 'all internet' claim
News The 'what's the quickest way to the airport' part? The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the internet" on their Apple device. [27 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News But, an unlucky user in an airport or some convention where there happened to be a bad guy [lurking on the network] would definitely be vulnerable. The software, dubbed "Perspectives", is available for download for free. [27 Aug 2008]
Manchester Airport begins biometric ID trial
News Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks. [20 Aug 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News The defence contractor will design, build, test and operate an early version of the National Identity Register (NIR) and ID card application system for airport workers, which will go live from the second half of 2009. [04 Aug 2008]
Heathrow Airport: Lost laptop hotspot
News Wi-fi at the airport In Europe most laptops go missing at London's Heathrow airport with 900 going astray per week, closely followed by Amsterdam and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Of the laptops that turn up... [30 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News Airport operator BAA confirmed it had now installed the advanced threat identification X-ray scanners at its seven airports, including Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted. The airport operator is investing... [09 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become compulsory in 2009. However, James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, maintained that the cards would... [07 Jul 2008]
