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European Commission proposed biometric checks include face screening and automated security checks.
February 15, 2008 5:40 AM PSTThe agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals.
January 16, 2008 6:15 AM PSTPublic trials of the SmartGate biometric system, in conjunction with electronic passports, to begin at airports this summer.
January 23, 2008 5:27 AM PSTToronto company introduces 3D DeskCam, which uses infrared along with a lens to scan faces in three dimensions and authenticate users.
Real ID rebellion, which began last April when New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected the plan, has not reached critical mass.
February 9, 2007 10:58 AM PSTInfo on separate systems will be shared rather than consolidated. Biometrics system based on iris scanning shelved.
December 21, 2006 6:59 AM PSTTrial, which is voluntary, aims to enroll 2,000 travelers on selected routes to and from the U.K.
Photos: Checking your digits, irises at the airport
The debate oscillates between telling people to be creative to telling them to write passwords down. Part of a series on hot security topics.
November 28, 2006 12:19 PM PSTSound sensors let surveillance cameras detect aggressive tones, so police can try to nip brawls in the bud.
November 22, 2006 11:25 AM PSTTown council says biometric program has contributed to a drop in alcohol-related crime.
October 24, 2006 11:05 AM PDTThe U.K's push to introduct biometric identity cards will cost more than $10 billion over the next 10 years.
October 9, 2006 11:32 AM PDTBritish agency has switched all production over to new style of passport, beating the U.S. visa waiver deadline.
October 6, 2006 5:57 AM PDTNew home secretary takes close look at national program as opponents claim that it's been rushed on political grounds.
July 11, 2006 10:32 AM PDTCompanies team up to develop platform connecting law enforcement systems in 27 European countries.
June 28, 2006 11:20 AM PDTAlthough deployment will grow significantly, its climb will be limited to internal security networks, IDC predicts.
June 22, 2006 9:15 AM PDTThere's something wrong when data brokers know more about you than the cops know about felons, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says.
May 23, 2006 6:23 AM PDTEffort aims to speed up development of products to plug holes in businesses' IT defenses.
April 12, 2006 11:17 AM PDTThe BioPass will be issued to government officials and airline crews, and will eventually replace traditional passports.
March 31, 2006 6:32 PM PSTU.K. lawmakers reach compromise on bill, extend controversial requirement for those renewing passports by two years.
March 30, 2006 12:57 PM PSTThe new service, IBM's latest offering for the IT security market, is designed to monitor worm attacks.
March 27, 2006 10:47 AM PST
