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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]
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 place to ensure that exceptions can be... [20 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News I is for Iris The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has extended a mobile fingerprinting trial by handing out 100 devices to a further 10 police forces.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you... [11 Jun 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News I is for Iris Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system.silicon.com's A... [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 the future for flying bliss?
News I is for Iris 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. Current biometric border security projects being... [21 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News I is for Iris Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission... [14 Feb 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News I is for Iris Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about... [08 Feb 2008]
FBI proposes global biometric criminal database
News I is for Iris The so-called "server in the sky" database would share biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris scans, of criminals internationally. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. [15 Jan 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News I is for Iris All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of... [14 Jan 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News I is for Iris The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. During Prime Minister's questions this week the leader of the... [10 Jan 2008]
Fuzzy logic tech project to help the elderly
News I is for Iris Technology aimed at improving care and the quality of life for the elderly will receive a boost with a major project looking at computational intelligence. Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of Missouri are... [03 Jan 2008]
Millions of L-driver details "gone missing"
News I is for Iris The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing more than three million learner drivers' details. In a speech to Parliament yesterday, transport minister Ruth Kelly said the details had been lost by a third-party contractor, Pearson... [18 Dec 2007]
ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office
News The Home Office spokesman added: "No one is saying the scheme will be a panacea but by linking unique biometric information - initially face, fingerprint and possibly in future iris too - to one set of biographical information will make the use of... [25 Oct 2007]
UK passports face massive price hike
News I is for Iris The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data and fingerprints. Fees for adult UK passports have risen by £45 between 1998 and... [10 Oct 2007]
