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  • RFID passports take off

    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.

  • US National ID cards on the way?

    A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardised, electronically readable driver's licenses has raised fears about whether the proposal would usher in what amounts to a national ID card.

  • Gosling: Partnership with Microsoft becoming less relevant

    The father of Java, James Gosling has questioned the technical relationship between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft in light of the antitrust demands of the European Union on the world's biggest software maker.

  • Biometric doubts see travellers photographed, fingerprinted

    Problems in introducing biometric identifiers to Australian passports means Australian citizens visiting the United States will be fingerprinted and photographed under that country's anti-terrorism measures.

  • Passport problems could cost Microsoft

    Microsoft faces a possible investigation and significant fines for a security lapse that could have exposed the personal information of millions of consumers.

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  • 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.

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