Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the US to issue passports with radio tags are now doing so, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
The Australian Senate last night passed tougher passport laws providing for the use of facial biometrics and radio frequency identification technology, as well as the setting up of comprehensive data exchanges.
The percentage of worldwide radio frequency identification (RFID) projects concerning tagging people has increased from eight percent to 11 percent over the last year, according to new research -- with the healthcare sector set to see the benefits.
Privacy advocates are outraged at the US Food and Drug Administrations' approval of using RFID chips inside humans for medical purposes.
One of the basic forms of personal identification, the passport, is on the verge of taking on a new, high-tech identity.
Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
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