EC wants biometrics on passports

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Motorola Invests in Biometrics and
Biometrics 2000 Announces Strategic
Agreement

Motorola Invests in Biometrics and
Biometrics 2000 Announces Strategic
Agreement 05/13/2004 07:58 PM
Financial News USA May 13 2004 10:38PM GMT

U.S. passports to get ID chips

U.S. passports to get ID chips 05/15/2004 05:47 AM
Chicago Tribune May 15 2004 10:31AM GMT

The Biometrics Myth

The Biometrics Myth 01/22/2004 04:50 AM

Push for biometrics

Push for biometrics 05/19/2004 07:16 PM
USA Today May 19 2004 11:54PM GMT

Biometrics are coming .... or not?

Biometrics are coming .... or not? 04/26/2004 08:31 PM
After all the hoopla about increasing security, it seems that the requirement for biometric data to be included in passports of those entering the US from visa waiver countries will need to be extended for two years to allow other countries to catch up with the technology, as it seems most countries are unable to meet the deadline. Some countries have put on hold the new technology, while others seem committed to going ahead with it, despite doub ts about the readiness of the technology. Of course, if civil liberties groups get their way, the biometric passports may never see the light of day. Specific religious issues complicate the matter to some extent, also. Given that, if the technology to produce biometric passports is available, will it really be that hard for forged passports to be created? Unless a massive world-wide database containing the biometric details of every person was used for data-matching, it is hard to see how these new measures will really make much difference to anyone apart from the companies selling the technology.

Of Mice and Biometrics

Of Mice and Biometrics 09/14/2004 05:51 AM
Microsoft's new keyboard features a fingerprint reader that should have been a handy gizmo. But its price and its unfriendly attitude toward non-Microsoft browsers disappoint. Melissa Kruse reviews the Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader.

Thumbs up for biometrics

Thumbs up for biometrics 04/16/2004 01:01 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Apr 16 2004 5:22AM GMT

Passports to go high-tech

Passports to go high-tech 07/19/2004 01:06 PM
globetechnology.com Jul 19 2004 5:09PM GMT

EU Needs More Time for Biometric
Passports (AP)

EU Needs More Time for Biometric
Passports (AP) 03/30/2005 02:02 PM
AP - The European Union on Wednesday told the U.S. Congress the bloc needed another year to implement new U.S. rules on secure biometric passports, which include a computer chip with data such as a digital photo of the passport holder.

Passports going high-tech

Passports going high-tech 04/28/2004 10:52 PM
Globe and Mail Apr 29 2004 3:28AM GMT

EU wants biometric passports delayed

EU wants biometric passports delayed 04/01/2005 11:04 AM
The EU says only six countries are in a position to meet an October deadline, set by the U.S., for the introduction of biometric passports.

Why new US passports can be read without
permission

Why new US passports can be read without
permission 04/14/2005 12:47 PM
Cory Doctorow: Yesterday at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Seattle, Ed Felten cornered a State Department Fed who was there to advocate for passports enabled with RFID chips that will make it possible to track Americans as they wander the streets of foreign cities, and for terrorists and crooks to target American citizens by detecting the signature radio-pulses their passports give off. Ed asked the Fed why the US needed remotely readable passports, instead of passports with smart-cards or other "contact-read" technologies in them? The Fed's responses are hilariously lame:

In the Q&A session, I asked Mr. Moss directly why the decision was made to use a remotely readable chip rather than one that can only be read by physical contact. Technically, this decision is nearly indefensible, unless one wants to be able to read passports without notifying their owners -- which, officially at least, is not a goal of the U.S. government's program. Mr. Moss gave a pretty weak answer, which amounted to an assertion that it would have been too difficult to agree on a standard for contact-based reading of passports. This wasn't very convincing, since the smart-card standard could be applied to passports nearly as-is -- the only change necessary would be to specify exactly where on the passport the smart-card contacts would be. The standardization and security problems associated with contactless cards seem to be much more serious.

After the panel, I discussed this issue with Kenn Cukier of The Economist, who has followed the development of this technology for a while and has a good perspective on how we reached the current state. It seems that the decision to use contactless technology was made without fully understanding its consequences, relying on technical assurances from people who had products to sell. Now that the problems with that decision have become obvious, it's late in the process and would be expensive and embarrassing to back out. In short, this looks like another flawed technology procurement program.

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E-passports to put new face on old
documents

E-passports to put new face on old
documents 08/18/2004 06:28 AM
Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.

Testing the limits of biometrics

Testing the limits of biometrics 04/05/2005 07:50 PM
TechWorld Apr 5 2005 10:53PM GMT

Biometrics at the Statue of Liberty

Biometrics at the Statue of Liberty 08/12/2004 01:31 PM
Slashdot Aug 12 2004 5:53PM GMT

Fingerprint biometrics: Thumbs up

Fingerprint biometrics: Thumbs up 04/21/2004 02:02 AM
iafrica.com Apr 21 2004 6:43AM GMT

Biometrics: A Security Makeover

Biometrics: A Security Makeover 09/27/2004 04:48 AM

Biometrics Enters Third Dimension

Biometrics Enters Third Dimension 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
While biometrics experts mainly depend on features like retinas and thumbs to determine identity, another approach is gaining steam: 3-D facial scans. By Lakshmi Sandhana.

Biometrics becomes child's play

Biometrics becomes child's play 02/10/2004 10:46 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Feb 11 2004 3:21AM GMT

Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned

Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned 12/07/2003 04:06 PM
npistentis writes "From an article in the Economist: It has been a long time coming. But after years of false starts, security systems based on ...

Cheat Sheet: Biometrics

Cheat Sheet: Biometrics 04/20/2004 11:15 AM
Silicon.com Apr 20 2004 3:53PM GMT

USB Keychain Drive with Biometrics

USB Keychain Drive with Biometrics 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
This is pretty interesting. A co-worker just pointed out the ClipDrive Bio series of USB "drives." It claims to be: ClipDrive Bio is the most secure and advanced USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 data storage device on the market. Using leading edge biometric fingerprint technology, the scanner authenticates a user's identity & then gives the user access to the hidden secure partition on the ClipDrive Bio. All data saved on the Secure Partition portion of the ClipDrive Bio is...

US extends biometric passports deadline

US extends biometric passports deadline 06/17/2004 11:38 AM
One year's grace

Smiling banned on passports (Reuters)

Smiling banned on passports (Reuters) 08/06/2004 07:42 AM
Reuters - The fight against terrorism has wiped the smile off the face of British passport holders.

AP: Terrorists Obtain S. Africa
Passports (AP)

AP: Terrorists Obtain S. Africa
Passports (AP) 07/27/2004 04:10 PM
AP - Al-Qaida militants and other terrorists traveling through Europe have obtained South African passports, and authorities believe they got them from crime syndicates operating inside the government agency that issues the documents.

Congress OKs Delay on Biometric
Passports

Congress OKs Delay on Biometric
Passports 07/23/2004 04:49 PM
AP via Daily Press Jul 23 2004 8:59PM GMT

First ever computerized passports to be
issued on Sept 15

First ever computerized passports to be
issued on Sept 15 08/21/2004 05:46 AM
Jang Group Aug 21 2004 8:43AM GMT

Privacy vs. Security: Biometric
E-Passports

Privacy vs. Security: Biometric
E-Passports 08/22/2004 08:18 AM

Nurses reject patient passports

Nurses reject patient passports 05/10/2004 11:52 AM
Nurses have overwhelmingly rejected Tory plans to allow NHS funds to be used to fund private healthcare.

Updated Schedule for U.S. Biometric
Passports

Updated Schedule for U.S. Biometric
Passports 05/15/2004 02:36 PM

Possible U.S.-EU fight looms over
biometric passports

Possible U.S.-EU fight looms over
biometric passports 04/04/2005 10:45 AM
The European Union is considering its options after learning the U.S. is unlikely to extend the October deadline requiring European travelers to have passports with biometric capabilities should they wish to enter the U.S. without a visa.

US lubes passports with RFID snake oil

US lubes passports with RFID snake oil 05/20/2004 08:45 AM
Opinion Mark of the Beast

Why RFID-chipped US passports are a bad
idea

Why RFID-chipped US passports are a bad
idea 03/28/2005 07:32 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Bill Scannell says:

In a misguided attempt to make US passports more secure, the US Department of State plans to put radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in all new passports.  This RFID chip will contain the same information currently on our passports, including the passport holder's name, date and place of birth, passport number and photograph.

From identity theft to identity death, an RFID-chipped US passport means good news for the bad guys.

I don't expect my country to actively protect me when I am abroad, but I do expect it to not put me actively in harm's way. I don't need a beacon that is an advertisement for my potential victimhood, "Look, over here, an American! Need cash? Credit cards? Want to make a splashy political statement for the news? Act now!"

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System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
(AP)

System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
(AP) 04/09/2004 03:57 PM
AP - Australia, one of the United States' strongest allies, has added a new weapon to its arsenal — a toaster-sized document reader that tells in seconds whether a passport is a fraud and identifies travelers who might be included on terrorist watch lists.

System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports

System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports 04/10/2004 08:33 PM

Microsoft pushes biometrics to consumers

Microsoft pushes biometrics to consumers 09/09/2004 02:00 AM
Silicon Republic Sep 9 2004 5:35AM GMT

Biometrics Burgeoning To Mixed Reviews

Biometrics Burgeoning To Mixed Reviews 08/12/2004 10:19 PM
Everything from fingerprint to facial patterns to iris scanners are becoming more and more prevelent in society all over the world. Once primarily used in large corporate and military settings, biometrics are showing up in such places as airport terminals, hotels and even Piggly Wiggly grocery stores in the U.S.

Reactions to replacing locker keys with fingerprint scans were mixed at the Statue of Liberty lockers. "I think it's overly complicated. It takes too much time," said Stephen Chemsak, 26, who lives in Japan. Brad Hill, whose family business has run the concessions for the island for 73 years, stated, "Biometrics seemed the most logical choice." After all, he added with a laugh, people "don't lose their finger." In applications like the biometric lockers, the print itself is not stored or sent to authorities.

Biometrics are currently being tested in four Piggly Wiggly grocery stores in South Carolina. They're "pay-by-fingerprint" system claims to offers speed, convenience and protection against credit card theft. Such systems install in fast food restaurants weren't met with much enthusiasm, but Dean Douglas, vice president at IBM Corp., which is handling the technology for Piggly Wiggly's finger-scanning system, claims that could all change now that credit card fraud and identity theft have emerged as bigger problems.

"Within the next five to 10 years," Douglas predicted, "we're going to see biometrics play an increasingly large part of consumer transactions.

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Biometrics Bring Fingerprint ID to
Hospitals

Biometrics Bring Fingerprint ID to
Hospitals 03/24/2005 10:51 PM
A very early adopter, one health care system is integrating Ultra-Scan's fingerprint identification technology to ease its patient care, IT, administrative and compliance burdens.

Ready or Not, Biometrics Finally in
Stores

Ready or Not, Biometrics Finally in
Stores 11/17/2003 11:10 PM
cancer4xmas writes: "It's very exciting to see USA Today's Technology front page saying, "Will that be cash, fingerprint or cellphone?" They're running a story ...
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