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  • Custom to finally deliver SmartGate

    After seven years testing border control biometrics, Australian Customs Service says every Australian international airport will be equipped with SmartGate by June 2009.

  • Hacker talks fooling e-passport systems

    The researcher who claims to have created code that can emulate and clone e-passports has given details of the purported hack.

  • E-passport fraud no threat to SmartGate

    The Australian Customs Service today said its inbound e-passport authentication system SmartGate would not be fooled by fake details, after a Dutch hacker claimed to have broken through similar systems in Europe.

  • Dutch researcher claims e-passport hack

    A Dutch researcher has published code that purports to emulate and clone e-passports, and has released a video to prove it works.

  • Stolen e-passports worth millions

    Thousands of UK e-passports stolen this week are likely to sell for up to 20m on the black market, privacy experts have said.

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  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Can biometrics move beyond borders?

    Countries including the UK and the US are putting biometrics at the forefront of plans to improve national border security but there are still significant issues to be solved before the technology is up to the job.

  • An eye for an aye

    Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?

  • Green light for e-passports

    The United States moves forward with a plan to put RFID chips and biometric data in passports by early next year.

  • E-passports to put new face on old documents

    Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.

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