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ID cards face student scorn
News She said the two fingerprints and photograph stored on the card would provide greater protection against identity theft and help fight illegal working, immigration abuse and serious crime. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID... [09 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News BAA plans to make greater use of biometric technology, already deployed at Terminals 1 and 5, to fast track passengers through immigration. High tech security scanners that can slash queues are now in place at the UK's seven major airports. [09 Jul 2008]
Biometrics to fast track 'trusted' travellers
News Fingerprint, iris and facial recognition technology will be used to speed up frequent travellers' journeys through immigration control, as part of a UK-US agreement for a fast-travel option for trusted travellers going between the countries. [03 Jul 2008]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News It argues that the new points based immigration system will not be enough and says politicians must actively make the case for highly skilled migrants. The Work Foundation report also points out that availability of skilled workers can influence... [02 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News E-crime is not explicitly identified as one of Soca's priority areas - drug trafficking, organised immigration crime and fraud - as set by the government. The police body tasked with fighting e-crime in the UK has revealed some of its cyber... [15 May 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News In a victory for data loss law campaigners, MPs backed the amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act to make it an offence for anyone to "intentionally or recklessly disclose information" or "repeatedly and negligently" allow... [12 May 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News Peers supported an amendment to the criminal justice and immigration bill which would make it a criminal offence to carelessly release or lose personal data. Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of... [28 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News Violent crime has doubled, immigration has tripled and police now spend more time on paper work than patrol. The UK's ID card scheme has helped fuel a 2,000 per cent hike in the cost of Home Office consultants - taking the bill up to £147m last year. [11 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Pressure is building on parliament to quash part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill that would mean those buying or selling data would face prison (clause 76). The UK's information watchdog has issued a stark warning to the government not... [01 Apr 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of fingerprinting technology would be "temporarily delayed" following a meeting with the Information Commissioner and the Border and Immigration Agency. [26 Mar 2008]
Budget 2008: Tech companies fight for contract windfall
News Heathrow to invest in more iris scanning machines as it rolls out its Project Iris trusted-traveller pilot project to speed passengers' journeys through immigration control. The technology industry has pledged to fight for a share of a public... [12 Mar 2008]
Biometrics cuts days off UK visa processing
News Tony Mercer, network operations director at UKvisas, said in a statement: "We had to increase the accuracy of our immigration decisions, as well as ensure visa application turnaround time met our public service agreement targets. [05 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News The Home Office documents predict the cards will be fitted with a "tamperproof chip" containing encrypted information, which would include the holder's face, two fingerprints, personal details and immigration status. [26 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News 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. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know... [21 Feb 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News The technology ensures that a transferring international passenger cannot swap travel documents with a domestic passenger in order to evade immigration control. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric... [08 Feb 2008]
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