Version: 2008
advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

e-passport

News Stories

Showing 1-17 of 17 results found

U.K. e-passports start their travels

February 21, 2006 Launch is gradual; passport holders won't be required to get biometric versions until current ones expire. Photos: New face of e-passports TAGS: e-passport, passport, U.K.

U.K: Forgers to crack e-passports within a decade

June 30, 2005 "All we can do is keep changing," the head of U.K. Passport Service reportedly said. TAGS: e-passport

E-passport test takes flight

January 13, 2006 Passengers will test biometric passports in airports worldwide under a Department of Homeland Security test. TAGS: e-passport, passport, airport, New Zealand

Singapore unveils biometric passport

April 1, 2006 The BioPass will be issued to government officials and airline crews, and will eventually replace traditional passports. TAGS: e-passport, passport, Singapore, ICA Corp., laser, government, U.S., security

Biometric passports issued to British diplomats

November 8, 2005 IDs, with digital facial recognition, to be issued to public in February. Later versions likely to include fingerprints. TAGS: e-passport, passport, diplomat, facial recognition, biometrics, trial, photograph

U.S. taps Entrust for e-passports

May 18, 2005 Company will supply key component to authenticate the ID chips planned for the next-generation documents, which have raised privacy fears. TAGS: Entrust Technologies, e-passport, document, U.S.

Face recognition set for takeoff in Australia

June 8, 2007 Public trials of the SmartGate biometric system, in conjunction with electronic passports, to begin at airports this summer. TAGS: e-passport, Brisbane, Sydney, traveler, Melbourne, gate, holder, airport, trial, Australia

Full biometrics ID plan to reach U.K. by 2009

October 20, 2005 E-passports with facial biometrics are headed to the U.K. next year. Fingerprints will be added by 2009, passport agency says. TAGS: e-passport, passport, biometrics, U.K., London, image

RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: passport, RFID, e-passport, smart card, RFID chip, agency, digital signature, researcher, Las Vegas, document, security, U.S., radio, laptop computer, photograph

U.S. easing off on European e-passports

June 9, 2005 The United States is set to shelve a demand that European visitors to the country carry biometric passports, according to a report. TAGS: passport, e-passport, European Union, U.S., photograph

RFID passports take off

October 26, 2006 Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are doing so. TAGS: passport, e-passport, RFID, Visa International, visa, RFID chip, holder, U.S., digital photograph, radio, security, photograph

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, passport, RFID tag, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, Defcon, RFID chip, smart card, security risk, security, conference, radio, card, U.S., video

Biometrics use to accelerate in 2006

February 2, 2006 Unisys says the adoption of biometric technology is likely to rise after its use in passports has been proven. TAGS: biometrics, Unisys Corp., e-passport, passport, adoption, Viacom Inc., Singapore, Australia, security

Biometric passports reach 2.5 million in U.K.

October 5, 2006 British agency has switched all production over to new style of passport, beating the U.S. visa waiver deadline. TAGS: passport, e-passport, U.K., production, agency, U.S.

Renamed Philips Semi lands U.S. passport deal

August 31, 2006 Once a semiconductor company, always a semiconductor company--but now it's known as NXP. TAGS: semiconductor company, semiconductor, Philips Electronics N.V., e-passport, passport, U.S.

Black Hat: Privacy risk in e-Passports

August 8, 2006 special coverage RFID-based cards are easy to clone, researchers say. See the video here. TAGS: Black Hat, Defcon, e-passport, researcher, blog, Las Vegas, hacker, RFID, security, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Wi-Fi, printer, keyboard, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Week in pictures: New looks for PCs

February 24, 2006 roundup Rest your eyes on a high-tech coffee table, see PCs with style and find out why space tourism is no vacation. TAGS: e-passport, Lenovo, PC, U.S., photograph, laptop computer, HP
Sponsored matches for "e-passport"