The Australian federal government is poised to crack down on identity fraud amid indications that biometric technology trials have yielded instances of illegal multiple passports. Sources close to the ...

A long-awaited step toward standardisation in airport and airline security has come from ICAO, which has adopted a global blueprint for the integration of biometric identification information into ...

To the Chief of the Legal Division: The American Civil Liberties Union hereby comments on and formally opposes the Department of State's proposed rule creating ""electronic passports"" by including ...

Ministers for European Union member states agreed on Tuesday to adopt biometric passports. The first biometric passports are set to arrive in 18 months. Initially, they will record the facial ...

Acknowledging international concerns, the United States will revamp its biometric passport requirements to make it easier for foreign travelers from friendly nations to enter the country without a ...

The Swiss authorities are to begin issuing biometric passports containing face recognition data from the end of next year. The United States has given Switzerland and 26 other countries with which it ...

Sweden and Norway began deploying biometric passports in October but privacy and security issues may limit the potential of the new systems. Both Norway and Sweden will store digital facial images on ...

Electronic passports are likely to be issued to Australians from the end of October onwards. Officials want to introduce the documents by that time to ensure citizens will be able to take part in the ...

India’s new e-Passport adds an encrypted biometric chip for faster immigration, stronger security, and global ICAO compliance ...

The Australian federal government is poised to crack down hard on identity fraud amid indications that trials of biometric technology are already unveiling instances of individuals illegally securing ...