Silicon.com: Passports replaced by iris scanning in Amsterdam

[Owen Blacker]

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> HEADLINE: Passports replaced by iris scanning in Amsterdam
> PUBLISHED: 8:59am on Tuesday 30th October 2001
> CHANNEL: Beyond the processor
> AUTHOR: Will Sturgeon
> SERVICE: http://www.silicon.com
> 
> TEXT OF STORY FOLLOWS:
> 
> It would be considerably more difficult to leave your eyes at 
> home or in the hotel safe...
> 
> Schiphol airport in Amsterdam is trialling a new system to 
> scan frequent flyers' irises and record their personal data, 
> removing the need for them to brandish a passport every time 
> they pass through customs.
> 
> The airport has installed a number of computerised cameras 
> and is offering the scheme to anybody who wishes take part -- 
> maintaining a passenger's right to queue up and pass through 
> a more traditional passport control if they so wish.
> 
> Biometrics, such as retinal scans, handprints and voice 
> recognition, have long been heralded as the future of 
> security, but the Schiphol scheme is the first public trial 
> of its type. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal 
> Europe iris recognition is already used for entry to 
> restricted access areas at BT and for vault security at one 
> German bank.
> 
> The iris is the most unique feature of any individual -- even 
> more so than fingerprints. 
> 
> For related news, see:
> Biometrics ready for next generation
> http://www.silicon.com/a48541 
> Biometrics: When will the industry come to its senses?
> http://www.silicon.com/a41254 
> 
> 
> STORY ENDS
> 
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> 
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