Doubts Over Biometric Passports
 

Biometric passports alone will not be enough to counter terrorism threats, a leading expert has warned.

Barry Kefauver of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) told a conference in London that new so-called e-passports need to be linked to databases held by police and other agencies.

He added that countries must take measures to ensure criminals and terrorists cannot get hold of fake travel documents. The UK Passport Service plans to introduce biometric passports, which contain chips with data from a facial scan, in early 2006.

News source: ieXbeta
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