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Biometric trials point to passport fraud
News The Australian federal government is poised to crack down hard on identity fraud amid indications that trials of biometric technology are already unveiling instances of individuals illegally securing multiple passports.
[September 18, 2002, 9:20]
Biometric checks get air-passenger approval
News Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger-screening technology at London's Heathrow airport. The manual check before going through security is then replaced by an automatic barrier activated by...
[June 21, 2007, 12:12]
Biometric devices. Do you need one?
Blog Comment As I am actively a graduate student of software engineering, I have conducted significant research in the area of biometric technologies. In essence biometric devices should act to increase security while also alleviating the time/work correlation...
[July 11, 2008, 16:40]
Biometric devices. Do you need one?
Blog I can tell you what do I seek in biometric devices: I want biometric device to fill my passwords instead of me. What features are you expecting to get with biometric devices? When saying “biometrics” I am not thinking about law enforcement, AFIS...
[July 4, 2008, 22:12]
Biometric Policies Need To Secure Privacy
Talkback As more legislation is enacted around the world that mandates the use of biometric data and as commercial use of biometrics increases, the market for biometric information security and assurance will increase greatly.
[November 10, 2006, 9:34]
Biometric checks launched for all UK visa applicants
News All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.
[January 15, 2008, 7:18]
Biometric tech gets small town trial
News A trial of the biometric technology to be used from 2006 in the UK's next-generation "passport cards" is to begin later this year in an unnamed small town. In line with Civil Aviation Authority rules, the Passport Service must have biometric chips...
[August 28, 2003, 9:50]
Dataquest Predicts: Biometric chips pioneer growth
News Excited by the prospects for chip technology in Biometric devices, Bauer also highlights communications, smart cards and the car industry as sources for increased chip production. Biometric-enabled chips are already being incorporated into...
[June 7, 1999, 12:30]
Biometric passports win EU approval
News Ministers for European Union member states agreed on Tuesday to adopt biometric passports. The first biometric passports are set to arrive in 18 months and initially will record the facial characteristics of the bearer.
[October 28, 2004, 9:34]
Gov't: Most biometric checks will bypass ID database
News Identity checks will normally rely on the biometric data held on ID cards and passports rather than the National Identity Register, according to identity minister Meg Hillier. Philippe Martin, a senior analyst at Kable, said: "This is actually the...
[November 19, 2008, 15:41]
Frequent fliers: The biometric guinea pigs
News Before he starts work every morning, Oscar Carranza waves to a guard, swipes a magnetised card through a computer, and places his hand in a biometric scanner that traces the contours of his palm and compares them to digital records in the airport...
[March 27, 2002, 14:33]
City Airport deploys biometric security
News London City Airport is to become the first airport in Europe to deploy terminal-wide biometric security measures for all employees. In the longer term, passengers to the US will have to go through biometric and passport control
[May 7, 2003, 16:13]
Australia launches biometric passport checking
News The Australian Customs Service (ACS) will next week launch its biometric passport checking system "publicly," drastically shortening its trial period and before concerns about how to apply it to all Australians have been resolved.
[January 23, 2003, 8:26]
Biometric Technologies: Security, Legal, and Policy Implications
White Papers Biometric technologies - such as iris recognition, hand geometry, finger recognition, facial recognition, and voice recognition - have substantial potential to improve national security by providing a means to identify and verify people in many...
[October 27, 2006, 3:47]
Mobile Biometric Identification
White Papers Adding a wireless dimension to Biometric Identification Systems (BIS) provides a more efficient and reliable method of identity management across criminal justice and civil markets. Yet deploying cost-effective portable devices with the ability to...
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
EU body slams biometric ID cards
Blog Comment I liked the report's point that once biometric details have been stolen they can't exactly be changed, as you could with a stolen password. The imagery this evokes is quite funny - or horrific, depending on your sense of humour.
[November 13, 2006, 15:23]
Biometric scanners updated to fight scammers
News Around the world, governments are looking at including biometric data in passports to prevent fraud. The combination of both should provide more accurate identification and make it easier to offer multifactor, biometric authentication, Lazzouni said.
[October 21, 2005, 10:05]
EC plans biometric border checks
News Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Biometric data would be submitted by travellers from outside the EU when applying for a visa, while those not...
[February 15, 2008, 7:20]
Do we need a biometric passport?
Blog A couple of days ago, Israel approved the bill for creation of biometric database of all Israeli citizens. Israeli government is going to start issuing biometric "fake-proof" electronic passports. The tests also raise serious questions about the...
[August 6, 2008, 16:02]
ID cards: £1,000 fine for skipping biometric scans
News In the latest government ID-card plans, people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. 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...
[February 27, 2008, 7:59]
