IRIS scanning in European passports being prepared - EUobserver.com, Belgium
As early as 2005 traditional European passports could be replaced by a new set of identification measures including biometric information.
2003/09/30
NEW use for RFID tags - Ars Technica
It is a low-cost, easy to implement technology. RFID tags are essentially inexpensive radio transponders that transmit unique identifying data to a receiver....
It is a low-cost, easy to implement technology. RFID tags are essentially inexpensive radio transponders that transmit unique identifying data to a receiver....
Cameras Watching Students, Especially in Biloxi
The New York Times reports, "Fears of violence have spurred a trend to outfit public schools with the same surveillance cameras used in Wal-Marts to catch thieves."
The New York Times reports, "Fears of violence have spurred a trend to outfit public schools with the same surveillance cameras used in Wal-Marts to catch thieves."
BIOMETRIC technology proliferating - Daily Yomiuri, Japan
... Using a biometric system, a person's fingerprints or other physical characteristics are scanned and registered electronically to identify the person by ..
... Using a biometric system, a person's fingerprints or other physical characteristics are scanned and registered electronically to identify the person by ..
LABOR backs `big brother' powers - Green Left, Australia
A law presently before federal parliament, if passed by the Senate, would allow immigration officials to collect “biometric data” on all non-citizens.
A law presently before federal parliament, if passed by the Senate, would allow immigration officials to collect “biometric data” on all non-citizens.
2003/09/29
EU calls for biometric border security Cape Times, Africa
... and control illegal immigration. The use of photographs and fingerprints is known as biometric technology. European security fears ...
... and control illegal immigration. The use of photographs and fingerprints is known as biometric technology. European security fears ...
2003/09/27
RFID 'kill' option allays consumer privacy fears - Thewisemarketer.com, UK
Field tests of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology performance
in retail store check-outs are to be carried out by NCR and the Auto-ID
Center.
Field tests of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology performance
in retail store check-outs are to be carried out by NCR and the Auto-ID
Center.
NCR Prototype Kiosk Kills RFID Tags - RFID Journal
NCR, a Dayton, Ohio, provider of point-of-sale systems, is working with the Auto-ID Center to test a kiosk that can kill RFID tags.
NCR, a Dayton, Ohio, provider of point-of-sale systems, is working with the Auto-ID Center to test a kiosk that can kill RFID tags.
Betraying One's Passengers
The New York Times opines, "JetBlue's disclosure of consumer information is a cautionary tale about the ease with which government can access information that is ostensibly in private hands."
The New York Times opines, "JetBlue's disclosure of consumer information is a cautionary tale about the ease with which government can access information that is ostensibly in private hands."
2003/09/26
Radio Tag Debut Set for This Week
Wired News reports, "A consortium of retailers and consumer goods companies plan to unveil the replacement for the bar code next week. The upgrade will use a controversial radio technology that critics say will significantly expand the powers of retailers to track the whereabouts of their goods and the people who buy them."
Wired News reports, "A consortium of retailers and consumer goods companies plan to unveil the replacement for the bar code next week. The upgrade will use a controversial radio technology that critics say will significantly expand the powers of retailers to track the whereabouts of their goods and the people who buy them."
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