Biometric passports

>From US web site:

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that from October 26,
2005, a digital photograph of the passport holder's face printed on the
data page of the passport will be the acceptable standard. Passports
issued on or after October 26, 2006, must also include an integrated
circuit chip capable of storing the biographic information from the
data page, a digitized photograph and other biometric information.

The UK is introducing the latter standard in early 2006 and I think
already meets the first.

Jack Campin - bogus address <bogus@purr.> writes:

>What do they plan to do when people arrive with passports whose chips
>have failed?

Summary execution would probably be appropriate.

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tim (moved to sweden) wrote:

> "Jack Campin - bogus address" <bogus@purr.> wrote in message
> news:bogus-A47F10.01531215102005@news.news.demon.net...
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>>>>From US web site:
>>>
>>>The Department of Homeland Security has announced that from October 26,
>>>2005, a digital photograph of the passport holder's face printed on the
>>>data page of the passport will be the acceptable standard. Passports
>>>issued on or after October 26, 2006, must also include an integrated
>>>circuit chip capable of storing the biographic information from the
>>>data page, a digitized photograph and other biometric information.
>>>
>>>The UK is introducing the latter standard in early 2006 and I think
>>>already meets the first.
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>>What do they plan to do when people arrive with passports whose chips
>>have failed?
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> How often do you think these chips fail?
>
> tim
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Probably quite often.

"Frank F. Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.> wrote in message
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> tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
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>>>What do they plan to do when people arrive with passports whose chips
>>>have failed?
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>> How often do you think these chips fail?
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>> tim
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> Probably quite often.

Then you obviously know absolutely nothing about
the technology.

Without mis-use the number of failures will be negligible.

tim

tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
> "Frank F. Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.> wrote in message
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>>tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
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>>>>What do they plan to do when people arrive with passports whose chips
>>>>have failed?
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>>>
>>>How often do you think these chips fail?
>>>
>>>tim
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>>Probably quite often.
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> Then you obviously know absolutely nothing about
> the technology.
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> Without mis-use the number of failures will be negligible.
>
> tim
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No, I simply expect a high level of mistreatment.

"Frank F. Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.> wrote in message
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> tim (moved to sweden) wrote:

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>> Without mis-use the number of failures will be negligible.
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>> tim
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> No, I simply expect a high level of mistreatment.

You're possible right, but then theirs going to be less
sympathy from the Immigration people if you've broken it
yourself.

tim

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