Yahoo News - New Passports Will Have High-Tech Features
AP reports, "The State Department said Tuesday that it's adding two security features to the new electronic passports that it will start issuing in December...all new U.S. passports issued by the end of this year are supposed to have a microchip containing the holders' name, nationality, sex, birth date, place of birth, issuing office and a biometric identifier — a digital photograph." Ok, so this is not the MOTB, but mandatory identification is definitely something to keep an eye on.

My Way News - Biometric ATMs Not Being Used in U.S.
According to this report from the AP, biometric ATMs are not taking off in the U.S.A: "Scanning fingerprints or irises to verify an ATM customer's identity has yet to penetrate the U.S. banking market because of concerns about expense and privacy."