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• UK airport begins biometric ID trial

  Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks.

• UK ID cards unveiled in Queen's Speech

  Legislation for national ID cards and the UK's version of the FBI were the key planks of the Queen's Speech today, which promised "security for all".

• UK government staff hit by ID theft scam

  Criminals have stolen the identities of 1,500 staff in the UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and used them to make fraudulent tax claims on a government Web site.

• UK details national ID card technology

  The United Kingdom government has revealed more details on the technology required to underpin its controversial identity cards project.

• Asylum seekers get first UK biometric ID cards

  Biometric cards containing the bearer's fingerprint have been issued to asylum seekers in the UK.

Blogs (4)

• D'Ascenzo: Read p23 of security review

  Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.

• Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

  Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.

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  Is my bank the biggest scammer out there?

  Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?

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  Free Wi-Fi: Where's the Fon in that?

  There's no such thing as a free lunch, so the old adage goes -- but is there such a thing as free Wi-Fi? Wi-Fi sharing company Fon thinks it has the answer, as does Google-backed start-up Meraki.

Features and Case Studies (44)

• Gates: Passwords passe

  Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.

• The bonfire of online vanities: Web 2.0 critic speaks

  Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.

• Datacentre 2020: Data security gets physical

  In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?

• Microsoft's role in ID theft

  Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

• Servers keep churning in ID theft case

  An estimated 27,000 people have been affected by an identity theft ring that was discovered earlier this month, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that uncovered the operation.

Reviews (6)

• China reveals massive smart ID card plan

  China's 960 million citizens will be issued with digital smart ID cards, starting from next year.

• Samsung Omnia

  Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.

• Untangling the wireless future

  Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.

• Sony Ericsson P900

  Sony Ericsson has taken its P800 smartphone, made some improvements, and repackaged the whole thing. The result is a highly capable device that's the equal of its competitors.

• 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.

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