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Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Thomas said privacy was already being quietly eroded, citing examples of the expansion of the DNA database and the centralised collection and retention of data from automatic number plate recognition cameras. [15 Jul 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News F is for Facial recognition During Prime Minister's questions this week the leader of the Conservatives David Cameron questioned Brown about his commitment to the ID card scheme, and needled him on why he said in an interview with a national... [10 Jan 2008]
Can biometrics secure the public's data?
Comment There are numerous biometrics technologies, including fingerprint recognition, iris scans, face recognition, voice recognition and even vein and palm recognition. F is for Facial recognition Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have a... [23 Nov 2007]
Tech leads to crunch time for uninsured drivers
News Record numbers of uninsured vehicles are being seized and crushed thanks to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, research reveals. And out of the vehicles seized this year some 45,000 have been crushed, according to figures from... [14 Nov 2007]
Schools get lessons on biometric tech
News Biometric tech can take the form of fingerprint, retina, iris pattern, voice and even face shape recognition. Fingerprint recognition is already used in a number of schools for a range of uses such as cashless catering where meals are paid for in... [25 Jul 2007]
The Yearly Round-Up 2006
Round-Up For starters, passengers passing through a number of international airports this year may well have been put in mind of 1959's Christmas number one (which the Round-Up is sure you know was "What Do You Wanna Make Those Eyes At Me For" by Emile... [21 Dec 2006]
IT vendors fear being linked with ID cards scheme
News Other concerns outlined by the IT companies include a lack of capacity to manufacture the ID cards or the iris recognition cameras needed to verify the card holder with their biometric eye scan. The report said: "Recent indications show that the... [24 Jul 2006]
Airport iris-scan system rollout extended
News And British Airways government affairs manager Jim Forster added in a statement: "Iris recognition will complement other BA initiatives such as check-in online and print your own boarding card from home which substantially reduces the amount of... [10 Mar 2006]
Security professionals back tougher laws for hackers
News He added the two key components of the bill in his opinion are the greater provision for prosecuting denial of service attacks and also better recognition of the threat posed to companies by data theft. [26 Jan 2006]
First biometric passports issued to diplomats
News The passports feature "first generation" biometrics facial recognition - a digital version of the photo in the passport. The UK Passport service has already started enforcing new photo standards during the quiet season to allow full scale ePassport... [08 Nov 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Minister defends "robust" biometrics
News Yet key technical experts have expressed to silicon.com - both publicly and privately - serious doubts over both the iris and facial recognition technologies currently proposed by the government to be included on the ID card. [07 Jun 2005]
MPs call for better web access
News On the group's website, an APIG spokesman said: "One-to-one sign-language translation is expensive and in short supply, but the advent of intelligent speech recognition associated with avatar sign-generators could give BSL [British Sign Language... [19 Nov 2004]
Iris recognition to be installed across UK airports
News Iris-recognition technology will be used for immigration control across the UK's main international airports following a successful trial of the system at Heathrow. The Iris Recognition Immigration System (Iris) will be rolled out over the next... [15 Jun 2004]
MPs slam 'appalling' £400m criminal-background vetting system
News Data entry screens had not, however, been designed for keying in of data from paper forms and the Optical Character Recognition Systems designed for telephone applications had insufficient capacity to deal with the volume of paper applications. [12 Feb 2004]
Arise 'Sir Bill': Gates gets honorary knighthood
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen in recognition of his contribution to enterprise, employment and charities in the UK. Microsoft technology has transformed business practices and his company has had... [26 Jan 2004]
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