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Government plans new biometric passport rollout

The home secretary has outlined plans for new passports, which will replace fingerprint passports as proposed by the previous government Read more

11 June, 2010 by Kable

ID cards, identity register abolished within 100 days

The government has published legislation that will scrap the national identity card scheme and register within 100 days, with no refunds to early adopters Read more

28 May, 2010 by Kable
ID-Photo - <endeca_term>Biometric passport</endeca_term>/ID photos 1.1.3

ID-Photo - Biometric passport/ID photos 1.1.3

ID-Photo is all-in-one solution for taking biometric passport and ID photos, right on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad... Read more

20 March, 2012
Development of Electronic Passport Scheme for Cryptographic Security and Face, Fingerprint Biometrics Using ASP.Net

Development of Electronic Passport Scheme for Cryptographic Security and Face, Fingerprint Biometrics Using ASP.Net

...procedures can overcome limitations of the Cryptography security and face and fingerprint biometric passport using ASP.Net Read more

1 February, 2012

Labour spending for ID cards totals near £300m

...its predecessor spent just under £300m to develop the ID card and biometric passport schemes. Home Office minister Damian Green provided the figures in response... Read more

23 June, 2010 by Kable

Australia launches biometric passport checking

The Australian Customs Service (ACS) will next week launch its biometric passport checking system "publicly," drastically shortening its trial period and before concerns... Read more

23 January, 2003 by Andrew Colley

End to biometric passport scheme would 'axe jobs

The Liberal Democrats' proposal to scrap ID cards and biometric passports would result in job losses in the north-east, say Labour candidates Read more

26 April, 2010 by Kable

Gov't awards £400m biometric-passport contract

The contract with British secure-document specialist De La Rue brings the total earmarked for new passports and ID cards to over £1bn this year Read more

12 June, 2009 by Andrew Donoghue

Europe speeds up electronic ID plans

...Full details of the proposals for the EU health insurance card and biometric passport are available on the EU Web site Read more

23 October, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Gov't U-turns on compulsory ID cards for pilots

Pilots will not be required to have national ID cards, while pensioners over 75 will be given the cards free under new Home Office plans Read more

30 June, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Photos: New ePassport revealed

Pictures show how the biometric passport will look The cover of the ePassport looks only slightly different... Read more

30 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

Biometric passport cracked and cloned

Worrying sign of things to come... Read more

4 August, 2006 by Will Sturgeon

ePassports start their travels

...early stages of the change-over, some people will receive a new biometric passport, while others will receive an existing digital passport. The new passports... Read more

21 February, 2006 by Steve Ranger

ePassports come in on budget - though with 'chip gap'

Passport lifespan: 10 years... Chip warranty: two years... Read more

7 February, 2007 by Sylvia Carr

Birmingham Airport launches biometric security

Iris-scanning cutting queues in the Midlands Read more

6 February, 2007 by Gemma Simpson

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