iris scans id in news
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News I is for Iris Foreign nationals face a fine of up to £1,000 for not submitting to biometric scans for the cards. The UK will produce up to one million ID cards for foreign nationals... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News I is for Iris First generation ePassports, introduced in the UK in 2006, typically hold only facial photo scans and ID information from the paper passport on a RFID chip. The second... [22 Sep 2008]
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... [20 Jun 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... [21 Feb 2008]
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. The government has trimmed back its controversial ID... [19 Dec 2006]
Biometric border checks come into force
News Read silicon.com's A to Z of biometrics to find out more about iris scans, palm prints and ID cards. New powers for UK immigration authorities to carry out biometric checks at borders... [01 Sep 2006]
Co-op doubles fingerprint payment supermarkets
News Read silicon.com's A to Z of biometrics to find out more about iris scans, palm prints and ID cards. Three more Co-ops are to be kitted out with equipment that will allow shoppers to pay... [24 Jul 2006]
High-tech security forces up passport price - again
News Read silicon.com's A to Z of biometrics to find out more about iris scans, palm prints and ID cards. The scans will be used to check passport applications against a... [24 Jul 2006]
Renew your passport and beat the ID cards plan
News People who opt out will still have to pay for the ID card - and still have their fingerprints, iris scans and personal details taken and stored on the NIR. Throughout May... [26 May 2006]
Organised crime 'will attack ID cards database'
News If the ID cards database is breached, people could find their iris scans and fingerprints - as well as personal data and national insurance numbers - stolen. Liberal Democrat home... [17 May 2006]
New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill
News But the compromise means that those who choose to opt out will still have to pay for the ID card - and have their fingerprints, iris scans and personal details taken and stored on the... [31 Mar 2006]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Although the government claims ID cards will initially be voluntary, it wants to force anyone applying for a new passport to give their fingerprint and iris scans for inclusion on the... [24 Jan 2006]
All US passports to be RFID chipped
News Eventually, the government contemplates adding additional digitised data such as "fingerprints or iris scans". To address citizens' concerns about ID theft, the Bush administration said... [26 Oct 2005]
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... [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. Some of these standards will... [26 Aug 2005]
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