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News The Home Office consultation documents said: "Most transactions involving the identity cards are likely to be visual checks of the card, or a local check of the information held on the card (e.g.using a scanner). [07 Nov 2008]
Mobile biometric scanners for all UK police
News Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the UK from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme, allowing officers to perform on the spot ID checks without having to take suspects... [22 Oct 2008]
ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'
News She told the conference the cards are about "tying an individual to an ID" and that once this had taken place, having a card would simplify identification for proof of age, criminal records checks, bank... [21 Oct 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News Smith said: "Airport workers already face a great deal more checks than is needed for an ID card. The UK will produce up to one million ID cards for foreign nationals every year,... [25 Sep 2008]
Manchester Airport begins biometric ID trial
News These checks make up just one part of Britain's triple ring of security, alongside fingerprint visas for three-quarters of the world's population, and the roll-out of ID cards for foreign nationals... [20 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News While the Home Office claims that "high tech checks" render the blank ePassports useless, privacy experts say they could be used to fool everyday ID checks, for limited travel abroad or... [29 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. Phil Booth, national co-ordinator of No2ID, said: "The vetting of people with secure... [07 Jul 2008]
Experian launches biometric voice ID checks
News The service, which is hosted by Experian can be combined with other conventional ID verification checks as a fail-safe and used to cross reference other registrants with the same voice, thereby... [23 Jun 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News It also emerged that employers of the "trusted workers" who will get the cards first, such as BAA, are likely to continue picking up the bill for pre-employment checks under the ID card system. He added... [10 Mar 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News Automated biometric systems will eventually replace the often laborious system of repeated manual passport and security checks that plague fliers today, said Matthew Finn, director of government and security for airline... [21 Feb 2008]
India to train thousands more cyber cops
News Mittal said that with large outsourcers employing about 60,000 people Nasscom was continuing to push employers to put pressure on workers to sign up to the NSR - which allows background and ID checks... [06 Feb 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News She said the firm had informed all employees by letter the moment it found out about the theft, set up a helpline for affected workers and provided them with unlimited credit checks with Experian. Last year Gordon Brown... [25 Jan 2008]
Call for tougher online retail age checks
News Moran said: "It is clear that currently there are inadequate checks put in place by a large number of online retailers and if they are going to continue to drag their heels over this issue then it is up to Parliament to... [21 Jan 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News Immigration minister Liam Byrne congratulated Border and Immigration Agency officials and set out 10 milestones to strengthen border protection this year, which include introducing compulsory ID cards for foreign... [14 Jan 2008]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The university admissions body Ucas trialled software that checks university applications against its archive to make sure applicants aren't copying material available via the web.applicants were found to have... [19 Dec 2007]
