Friday, December 17, 2004

Biometric passports are 'a tall order'

Plans to begin issuing biometric passports next year may fail because the technology isn't good enough, experts have warned.Governments are racing to get the systems up and running before October 2005, a deadline imposed by the US Congress.
In 2002, Congress stated that if countries wished to stay in the US visa waiver scheme they would have to start issuing biometric passports.

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