Biometric flaws mar start of ID card plan / vnunet.com, 17 Aug 2005

http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2141259/biometric-flaws-mar-start-id
Sarah Arnott
"The formal tender will include the creation of a national identity register, biometric technology, and the production and distribution of cards.
The scheme will create a gold standard of identification to help fight fraud, terrorism and illegal immigration, according to the government.
But biometric technology is not accurate enough to support such a claim, says Neil Fisher, director of security solutions at defence technology supplier QinetiQ."