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ID cards face student scorn
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Site forums so far have raised fears about data security and governments abusing the information despite the glowing assessment of the scheme offered by home secretary Jacqui Smith as she launched the site... [09 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has scaled back plans to upgrade its electronic passport system. Millions had been spent on the Electronic Passport Application (EPA2) project upgrade. [02 Jul 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News In the report Ross Anderson, a security expert from Cambridge University, also warns that biometrics can easily be stolen by organised gangsters. He said: "Once you start using biometrics on a very wide scale, for all sorts of everyday transactions... [09 Jun 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Biometrics from A-Z… Last October, Becta went to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with two Microsoft-related complaints, one regarding school subscription-licensing arrangements and the other regarding the lack of full interoperability between... [14 May 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office The matter was sent to the High Court after the Office of Government Commerce appealed a decision by the tribunal to uphold a decision by the Information Commissioner to require the reviews were disclosed to... [14 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News B is for Biometrics 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. Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m in 1997/98 to £147m in 2006/07... [11 Apr 2008]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News Biometrics from A-Z… On Tuesday the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a statement on Phorm's activities, in which it said any allegations of Ripa non-compliance were a matter for the Home Office, rather than the ICO. [11 Apr 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News 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 to Z of... [26 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study Inspector David Edge, who is coordinating the camera trial, told silicon.com: "Once the officer's finished his tour of duty or taken his prisoner back to the police station he can upload those recordings to a central server.silicon.com's A to Z of... [12 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a further attack, citing the risk of a massive data breach on the system. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever... [10 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is also expected to reveal today that any Parliamentary vote to make ID cards compulsory for British citizens will now be delayed until 2015. [06 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Penalties ranging from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss of an ID card, to £250 for not applying for a card or missing an appointment for fingerprint and facial scans, were revealed in the... [26 Feb 2008]
Open source Ubuntu announces 'need for an adventurous mountain goat'
News Biometrics from A-Z… We want you to be able to move from the office, to the train and home, staying connected all the way. Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has revealed the name of the version of Ubuntu, due in October: 'Intrepid Ibex'. [22 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Unite, the union which represents workers in the civil air transport sector, wants "full consultation" with airport group BAA after it was revealed it is in talks with the Home Office over the plan. [20 Feb 2008]
ID cards? One in four says no!
News B is for Biometrics H is for Home Office Support for the UK's national ID card programme continues to plummet as one quarter of people say they are strongly opposed to the scheme. According to the ICM poll, 25 per cent of those surveyed thought it... [06 Feb 2008]
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