The Australian federal government is poised to crack down on identity fraud amid indications that biometric technology trials have yielded instances of illegal multiple passports. Sources close to the ...

The US Embassy announced here yesterday that travellers from 27 countries included in the Visa Waiver Programme will be affected by several changes concerning passports valid for travel to the United ...

To the Chief of the Legal Division: The American Civil Liberties Union hereby comments on and formally opposes the Department of State's proposed rule creating ""electronic passports"" by including ...

Countries whose citizens can enter the United States without visas will get an extra year to provide tamperproof passports under legislation signed by President Bush. The legislation also gives U.S.

India’s new e-Passport adds an encrypted biometric chip for faster immigration, stronger security, and global ICAO compliance ...

The European Union is considering its options after learning the U.S. is unlikely to extend the October deadline requiring European travelers to have passports with biometric capabilities should they ...

Acknowledging international concerns, the United States will revamp its biometric passport requirements to make it easier for foreign travelers from friendly nations to enter the country without a ...

A long-awaited step toward standardisation in airport and airline security has come from ICAO, which has adopted a global blueprint for the integration of biometric identification information into ...

The Swiss authorities are to begin issuing biometric passports containing face recognition data from the end of next year. The United States has given Switzerland and 26 other countries with which it ...