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Friday, December 05, 2003
Passport service cracks down on £1.3bn UK ID theft
10:50 AM
New procedures ahead of biometric ID cards... The UK Passport service has brought in new procedures to crack down on ID theft until new biometric 'smart' passports are introduced from 2005. According to the government 166,000 passports were lost and stolen last year, contributing to a £1.3bn bill for identity theft.

Full Article from Silicon.com.

 

Thursday, December 04, 2003
UK Government to start trials of biometric ID cards
3:15 AM
The trials based on biometric data will run for six months and will be overseen by the UK Passport Service (UKPS). The project will test facial, iris and fingerprint recording and recognition.

Full Article from pcpro.co.uk

 

Trials to prepare for compulsory ID cards
3:12 AM
The Home Office admitted that its six-month trial of new hi-tech passports would "lay the foundations for a compulsory identity card scheme".

Full Article from politics.guardian.co.uk

 

Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Government launches ID card trial
10:49 AM
The government is to hold a trial of its proposals for an identity card scheme. Under the six-month scheme, to be run by the UK Passport Service, each individual will receive a smart card carrying printed and electronic information, in a bid to test iris and fingerprint recording information.

Full Article from epolitix.com.

 

Wales has led in issuing ID badges
4:19 AM
Unruly behaviour on school buses in mid Wales has led to nearly 1,000 pupils being issued with identity badges.

Full Article from BBC News.

 

Monday, December 01, 2003
ID card backlog cleared
10:47 AM
OTTAWA -- By taking the unusual move of keeping its offices open at night and on weekends, the ministry of citizenship and immigration has cleared the backlog of applications for its new landed immigrant ID card, Sun Media has learned.

Full Articlefrom canoe.ca.

 

The Next Auto-ID Center?
5:07 AM
Fedex Corp. is backing the latest addition to the mix of technology research hotbeds: the University of Memphis. Conceived with $5 million in seed money from the global shipping company, the FedEx Institute of Technology was launched by the university last week after five years of planning.

Full Article from InformationWeek.com.

 

IRS OK's Smart Health Card Techs
5:06 AM
Driven by favorable regulatory rulings, health insurers are offering debit and "smart card" options to consumer-directed healthcare plan participants.

Full Article from BankTech.com.

 

WSA backs government moves for ID cards
3:14 AM
The Wine and Spirit Association (WSA) has welcomed news in the Queen's Speech that a draft Identity Cards Bill will be published in 2004.

Full Article from thepublican.com

 


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