Paul Stanway Jr
07-12-2005, 09:03 PM
Germany Clears Biometric Passports Plan
BERLIN - Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday approved a plan to introduce passports with biometric data, clearing the way for the country to start issuing the documents in November.
The so-called "ePass" will contain a chip that initially will hold a digital photo of the holder's face. Starting in March 2007, fingerprints also will be stored on the chips.
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BERLIN - Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday approved a plan to introduce passports with biometric data, clearing the way for the country to start issuing the documents in November.
The so-called "ePass" will contain a chip that initially will hold a digital photo of the holder's face. Starting in March 2007, fingerprints also will be stored on the chips.
Read more at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050708/ap_on_hi_te/germany_biometric_passports