No2ID event in Southampton
doopa | 29.09.2005 16:13 | Repression | South Coast
note that it will not be a minister, instead the presentation is being
given by Bernard Hurdon (sp?) CEO of the Passport Office.
We could perhaps ask him why the passport agency is being turned into the
identity agency and ask him how he feels about his office being used as a
trojan horse for the National ID scheme.

current roadshow, and introducing biometric passports.

results of the biometric ID trial which took place between April and
December 2004. The full report is 301 pages, so might not have time to
digest it all by tomorrow!
Quick examination reveals that the accuracy drops for disabled
participants, so might be worth asking him what they're doing to avoid
discriminating against disabled people?
Fingerprint verification was 81% - which means nearly 20% of the population
could be falsely identified.

Cards - the public's response to proposed customer propositions.


Achilles' Heel of Fingerprints - Washington Post article about how the FBI
admitted that fingerprint evidence can be flawed.

articles on fingerprint scanning and other biometrics.

article asking "How far should fingerprints be trusted?"

criminals to adapt to ID cards.
For more info:

doopa
Homepage:
http://www.portsmouth-no2id.org.uk/