Friday, August 18, 2006

[Singapore] Singapore starts issuing biometric passports / People's Daily, 16 Aug 2006

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"Singapore began issuing biometric passports (BioPasses) after installing and testing new application processing systems at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in the past five days. In accordance with the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the BioPass features a contactless integrated-circuit chip embedded in the polycarbonate data page, which incorporates the passport holder's facial and fingerprint information as biometric identifiers. Optical variable ink, multiple laser images and a kinegram, which partially covers the holder's photograph and personal particulars, are also used to enhance the document's security. "