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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... [20 Jun 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.... [19 Dec 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... [31 Mar 2006]
ePassports start their travels
News Other biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans may be added to the passport at a later date. According to the Home Office, ePassports are now being issued by... [21 Feb 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... [24 Jan 2006]
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... [26 Aug 2005]
E-passports emerge on US horizon
News Saswato Das, a spokesman for Infineon Technologies, said that the chip, smaller than the width of a human hair and holding only 64K of memory, also has enough room to store biometric data, including... [26 Oct 2004]
ID card opponents won't give up without a fight
News Among those polled by silicon.com who supported the cards, there was massive support for biometrics, with 85.4 per cent of respondents saying data such as fingerprints and iris scans... [26 Apr 2004]
ID card "route map" revealed by UK Passport Service
News A pilot into the collection of fingerprint and iris scans from the public is also underway and the results will be evaluated later this... [31 Mar 2004]
Will ID cards contain DNA sample?
News Richard Barrington, head of government affairs and public policy at Sun Microsystems, said it would be "a long way off" but that the use of DNA would appear to resolve unreliability issues with retina... [27 Nov 2003]
Compulsory biometric ID on the cards
News He said a central database will be a tempting target for hackers and that there should at best only be the need for a 'blacklist' database of criminals and suspects to check biometric scans against.... [26 Nov 2003]
Biometrics unveiled for US-bound Brits
News The longer term goal will see passengers passing biometric tests - with applications such as facial recognition, iris scanning and fingerprint reading set to play a role in the future of... [07 May 2003]
Passports replaced by iris scanning in Amsterdam
News Biometrics, such as retinal scans, handprints and voice recognition, have long been heralded as the future of security, but the Schiphol scheme is the first... [30 Oct 2001]
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