Friday, October 14, 2005

Sticky fingers could scupper UK ID card biometrics, warn experts / Computer Weekly, 13 Oct 2005

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John Kavanagh
"Biometrics technology has never been used on such a scale as that proposed for the UK scheme, although biometrics are the future for travel documents, and international schedules are in place for their introduction. This means any national identity card system will need to take account of international use of an individual's biometric identity. Secure data stores and the choice of card readers in one country are not enough when regular international travel is commonplace, the debate heard."