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  • Bush budget boosts surveillance, security spending

    President Bush on Monday presented Congress with a US$2.6 trillion budget for the federal government that would modestly reduce some social programs while boosting overall spending on information and surveillance technology.

  • Solving security's not mission impossible

    Federal and state officials in the US are paying close attention to border control and airport safety, but overlooking US Driver's licenses which are easily forged "source" documents that breed other identification.

  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • Australia's biometric mix for border control, police

    The need to improve identification procedures at airports, increasing passenger loads, and outdated fingerprint-taking technologies have all contributed to bring biometrics into the picture for Australian Customs and the Federal Police.

  • US push for biometric in Australian passports

    If legislation before Congress in the United States is passed, by 2003 Australians will be required to have a biometric in their passport to enter the US, according to an Australian Customs Service representative.

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