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Passengers test new face scanners

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Facial recognition scanners are being trialled at an airport as part of government efforts to improve security and reduce passenger congestion.

The system has been introduced at Manchester Airport. It can be used by adult biometric passport holders from the UK and European Economic Area.

It works by scanning passengers’ faces and comparing it to the photograph digitally stored on their passports.

The Lib Dems said the government must ensure the technology is “foolproof”.

Facial recognition technology is part of the Home Office’s e-Borders programme, which is aimed at transforming the UK’s border control to ensure greater security and efficiency.

Ministers believe the facial recognition technology will help identify criminals and terrorists trying to enter the UK illegally.

About 13 million people in the UK have been issued with a biometric passport, which contains a microchip holding biographical information and images.

And a further 30 million people living in the European Economic Area, which incorporates the EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, have biometric passports.

Adults only

At Manchester Airport, passengers with biometric passports will avoid queues and pass through unmanned gates.

A scanner checks their passport has not been tampered with and that they are not on any security lists.

They are then allowed through to the next gate, where a facial recognition scanner reads their face.

Rejected passengers are redirected to immigration officers for further checks.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Tom Brake voiced concerns over the reliability of the technology.

“Ministers must ensure that this technology is foolproof. If this goes wrong, thousands of passengers could be left stranded at Manchester Airport,” he said.

“Following the Heathrow Terminal 5 embarrassment, the last thing this country needs is another major transport hub grinding to a halt.”

The system will be introduced at Stansted in September, and if the trials are successful it will be extended to all major UK airports.

All new UK passports have been biometric for the past two years and the Home Office estimates about seven million people will receive one every year.

BBC

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One Response to “Passengers test new face scanners”

Neal
Posted: Aug 21st, 2008 at 3:18 am

Oh good grief what crap is this??
Quote: “The Lib Dems said the government must ensure the technology is “foolproof”.”

The only “fool” the biometric system is proof of, are the people that believe their governments when they speak of security.

The stored data in these cards and passports has already been hacked taking only seconds to place any image or personal data the hackers want on any card or passport and the governments bloody well know it.

The entire agenda behind the biometric system is very close to what religious people refer to as “The Mark of The Beast” and from what I’ve seen “That Mark” has no requirement to actually work for what it’s allegedly designed to do.

While Zionist christians crow “The Chip! The Chip!” they all lined up for The Real Mark … good for them … snapped in their own deception.

See Mark of The Beast Exposed on my OWG page.

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