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News Criminals who remotely infect PCs for the purpose of using them to relay spam messages are targeting new countries and regions in order to increase the number of machines they can enlist. UK and US internet service providers have seen their... [26 Jul 2006]
US and Europe get chummy over high-tech passport
News The US and the EU are in agreement over the need for biometrics on passports in order to curb terrorist activity - and should be showing the rest of the world how it's done, according to Tom Ridge, the US Homeland Security Secretary. [30 Oct 2003]
First biometric chipped ePassports issued in UK
News The new passports incorporate extra security features, including a chip with the holder's facial biometric. The biometric passports have already been issued abroad, as exclusively revealed by silicon.com last month. [06 Mar 2006]
Lords block ID cards again
News Peers in the House of Lords have again defeated government proposals to make it compulsory for people renewing or applying for passports to register for an ID card. He said: "This bill, via designation, would mean that ID cards would be rolled out... [07 Mar 2006]
RFID-chipped passport deadline passes
News The deadline for countries required by the US to issue passports with RFID tags has passed and all but three of the nations involved are now issuing the so-called ePassports, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS). [27 Oct 2006]
The Passport Office in Canada Offers a Renewal Service to Allow Immediate Access to Essential Data
White Paper The Passport Office is charged with issuing, revoking, withholding, recovering and use of Canadian passports. The need to provide Canadian passports efficiently and securely is a tremendous responsibility, the Passport Office felt confident that... [03 Jul 2008]
EU calls on US to delay biometric passport deadline
News The European Union (EU) has called on the US to delay the deadline for the introduction of biometric passports for visitors without a visa. The UK is also negotiating separately with the US for an extension to the deadline as it only plans to start... [01 Apr 2005]
Passport service cracks down on £1.3bn UK ID theft
News The UK Passport service has brought in new procedures to crack down on ID theft until new biometric 'smart' passports are introduced from 2005. According to the government 166,000 passports were lost and stolen last year, contributing to a £1.3bn... [05 Dec 2003]
ID card and biometric passport roadmap updated
News The UK Passport Service (UKPS) has updated its roadmap for introducing passports incorporating biometric information, a key building block of the government's controversial identity card scheme. Prototyping and testing of the new passports is... [29 Mar 2005]
IT hiccups hamper passport issuing at embassies
News Embassies and consulates are struggling to issue passports because of weaknesses in their IT systems. Issuing passports at embassies depends on two main systems. The Generic Issuance Environment (GenIE), which was introduced from 2000 mainly to... [24 Nov 2005]
ID cards to cause passport fee to double
News The UK's biometric ID card scheme will cost the government £500m a year by 2008, leading to the price of new passports more than doubling to £85. The new passport will contain an embedded chip containing existing data on US passports as well as a... [03 Nov 2004]
Lords vote for ID cards opt-out clause
News The parliamentary battle over the ID cards bill remains deadlocked after the House of Lords again defeated government proposals that would force people applying for or renewing passports from 2008 to register for an ID card. [28 Mar 2006]
System-on-Chip for e-Government and ID: Flexible, Secure and Robust Solutions From an Experienced Source
White Paper In areas such as health, national ID, and international passports, major programs are in progress to upgrade existing solutions to smartcard technology. STMicroelectronics has specified, developed and implemented smartcard solutions for health... [30 Aug 2005]
Testing times for the e-passport
News The US Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday that it's launching a second test of its electronic passport initiative next week, as it seeks to curtail the use of bogus passports at international airports. [16 Jan 2006]
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News The IPS was created on 1 April, bringing together the Home Office ID cards programme and the UK Passport Service to issue passports, ID cards and other biometric identification documents. Following the launch of biometric passports will be the... [21 Apr 2006]
