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UK airports to drop £9.1m eye-scanning tech

...passports, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday. The self-service iris-scanning scheme is now closed to people who have not already enrolled... Read more

17 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

MPs see little value in scrapped £9m eye scanners

The millions of pounds spent on the IRIS scheme at airports 'would have been better spent on immigration staff', say MPs, who have also raised questions about the progress of e-Borders and e-gates Read more

11 April, 2012 by Jo Best
SRI demos security and satellite tech

SRI demos security and satellite tech

...This is a screenshot of the iris-scanning technology used in SRI's Iris on the Move system, which... Read more

9 May, 2011 by Daniel Terdiman

Manchester Airport launches staff biometrics

One of the UK's largest airports has introduced iris scanning to ensure the accurate identification of staff. The Department for Transport... Read more

23 January, 2008 by Kable

Frankfurt starts scanning flyers' irises

A test of an iris-scanning system is set to begin on Saturday at Frankfurt airport, as... Read more

16 February, 2004 by Dinesh C Sharma

Gov't developing London Olympics ID card

The UK Border Agency says it is working on a 'pretty inclusive and far-reaching' accreditation card allowing access to Olympic venues Read more

24 April, 2008 by Kable

Airport security technology under scrutiny

High-tech systems like face recognition or fingerprint scanning may become part of the airport security of the future Read more

13 September, 2001 by Rachel Konrad

Airport iris-scanning system makes slow progress

...pushed back by the government. Project Iris (Iris Recognition Immigration System) uses iris-scanning technology to identify frequent travellers and speed up their journey through... Read more

15 February, 2006 by Steve Ranger

Iris scanning lands at Gatwick

Cutting queues in the South Terminal Read more

17 May, 2007 by Gemma Simpson

Photos: Iris scanning at the airport

Biometric tech does automatic immigration check on passengers entering the UK Read more

13 April, 2006 by Steve Ranger

Iris-scanning system lands at Manchester Airport

Speeding up immigration controls Read more

13 April, 2006 by Steve Ranger

Passports replaced by iris scanning in Amsterdam

It would be considerably more difficult to leave your eyes at home or in the hotel safe... Read more

30 October, 2001 by Will Sturgeon

Bank eyes up iris scan ATMs

Iris scanning ATMs are being introduced in the US in a move that... Read more

14 May, 1999 by ZDNet UK

Birmingham Airport launches biometric security

Iris-scanning cutting queues in the Midlands Birmingham Airport has launched a security... Read more

6 February, 2007 by Gemma Simpson

Biometrics: Your questions answered

Iris scanning and fingerprinting - your concerns put to the experts... Last week we... Read more

20 August, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

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