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Proceeding contribution from Charles Clarke (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 June 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Identity Cards Bill.


Identity Cards Bill

The report that I cited indicates that with irises on the database,"““with reasonable acceptance thresholds, the false match rate is less than 1 in 200 billion.””" If there is iris recognition, facial recognition and fingerprint recognition, it significantly reduces the possibility of errors arising.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
435 c1171;435 c1170 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Civil liberties Data protection Databases Biometrics Crime prevention Costs Fraud Employment Fingerprints Enforcement Identity cards Undocumented migrants Ethnic groups National security Privacy Public opinion Proof of identity Passports Minority groups Race relations Registration Terrorism Technology
Legislation
Identity Cards Bill 2005-06
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk