Thursday, May 20, 2004

New Scientist

New Scientist: "New biometric approach secures ID cards

19:00 19 May 04

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A novel biometric identification system could counter many of the objections to ID card schemes such as the one being proposed by the UK government.
The system can unequivocally link a person to a particular ID card without having to match their biometric characteristics to data stored either on the card or on a central database."