Europe pushes for study of biometrics to screen passengers
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LONDON - Europe is stepping up efforts to explore the use of eye scans and other biometric technology to screen airline passengers who volunteer for background security checks. The goal is to see whether airport security can be enhanced and congestion eased by encouraging frequent fliers to undergo pre-screening.
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The European Commission unveiled a border security plan on Wednesday to fingerprint all foreigners visiting Europe's 24-nation border-free area.
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Solving the 'interoperability puzzle' The European Commission is considering the feasibility of an interoperable electronic identity (eID) system across Europe.â¦
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A system which allows air passengers to sign up for biometric scanning to speed up their journeys is being unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport.
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The world&#39;s first fully automated check-in and immigration clearance system that uses biometric recognition technology has been on trial at Singapore Changi Airport since Nov. 1.
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The government has begun testing a computerized screening system that compares airline passengers' names with those on terrorist watch lists, a Transportation Security Administration official said Thursday.
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Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
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Germany will store digital fingerprints in addition to digital photos in passports as one of several biometric security measures.
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Technology will allow the addition of biometric security to cell phones, PDAs.
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As airport security tightens, checkpoint lines grow and tempers fray amid fears of devastating airborne attacks, more and more Britons are calling for the use of profiling to decide which travelers should be singled out as possible threats.
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The European Union's top justice official on Friday proposed replicating U.S. border security measures in Europe, with plans to fingerprint and electronically record the entry and exit of all visitors.
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All visitors from Europe and elsewhere  were fingerprinted and photographed upon arrival at U.S.  airports on Thursday as part of a new, heightened effort by  authorities to secure American borders.
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Police in England and Wales have begun trialling hand-held electronic fingerprint readers on motorists, the latest piece of new high-tech equipment being wielded in the fight against crime.
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Caring, sharing police databases The European Parliament has fashioned a wreath of caveats it hopes will brighten up legislative measures designed to raise biometric borders and erect a network of biometric controls for police across the continent.â¦
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A test project, now in use at Reagan National Airport, aims to give frequent fliers a quicker pass through security checkpoints by using the latest biometric technologies -- such as eye scans -- to verify a passenger's identity.
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European telecom regulator issues proposals that would let passengers use their handsets on European flights.
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The Transportation Security Administration last week moved forward with plans to test its new Secure Flight passenger-screening system.