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Wednesday 6 August 2008, 4:02 PM
Do we need a biometric passport?
A couple of days ago, Israel approved the bill for creation of biometric database of all Israeli citizens. Israeli government is going to start issuing biometric "fake-proof" electronic passports.
Writing about the problems they will face I could not expect to find such a strong support to my words. Today's article in Times Online depicts the vulnerability of combination of RFID and biometrics.
"The tests also raise serious questions about the Government’s £4 billion identity card scheme, which relies on the same biometric technology. ID cards are expected to contain similar microchips that will store up to 50 pieces of personal and biometric information about their holders", said Dominic Grieve, the Shadow Home Secretary, “It is of deep concern that the technology underpinning a key part of the UK’s security can be compromised so easily,” he said.
Thanks Times! Maybe now they will start thinking.
Two years since biometrics and RFID were added to UK passports we need another technology to secure this "security".
Writing about the problems they will face I could not expect to find such a strong support to my words. Today's article in Times Online depicts the vulnerability of combination of RFID and biometrics.
"The tests also raise serious questions about the Government’s £4 billion identity card scheme, which relies on the same biometric technology. ID cards are expected to contain similar microchips that will store up to 50 pieces of personal and biometric information about their holders", said Dominic Grieve, the Shadow Home Secretary, “It is of deep concern that the technology underpinning a key part of the UK’s security can be compromised so easily,” he said.
Thanks Times! Maybe now they will start thinking.
Two years since biometrics and RFID were added to UK passports we need another technology to secure this "security".
Monday 4 August 2008, 4:29 PM
Israel falls to Biometrics trap. Who's next?
Israeli Government approves bill calling for creation of database of all Israeli citizens. Data to include fingerprints, computerized facial features embedded on IDs, passports.
The government approved Sunday a motion calling for the establishment of a biometric database by the Ministry of Interior and the Public Security Ministry.
The motion, dubbed the "identification card, travel papers and biometrics database bill," will now be referred back to the various Knesset committees, which would ready it for its Knesset votes.
Another country is falling into this trap. They think it will enhance security and prevent identity theft. They will learn that it will cost them a fortune to collect, to keep and to protect the database. They will see that relying too much on technologies is dangerous. They will realize that this project is too expensive for a small country with limited budget. And at last they will learn that there are much more faked ID cards than before.
Read full story here
The government approved Sunday a motion calling for the establishment of a biometric database by the Ministry of Interior and the Public Security Ministry.
The motion, dubbed the "identification card, travel papers and biometrics database bill," will now be referred back to the various Knesset committees, which would ready it for its Knesset votes.
Another country is falling into this trap. They think it will enhance security and prevent identity theft. They will learn that it will cost them a fortune to collect, to keep and to protect the database. They will see that relying too much on technologies is dangerous. They will realize that this project is too expensive for a small country with limited budget. And at last they will learn that there are much more faked ID cards than before.
Read full story here
