From the Defy-ID mailing list:
The EU seems to have gone back on its decision to use a single biometric identifier on passports and has now decided that there should be a compulsory fingerprint in addition to the facial scan. Blunkett will, of course, use this as further fuel for the fire claiming that we may as well have an ID card as we have to upgrade the passport system anyhow. The EU also proposes to keep a central database of all 450 million EU citizens passport details although, like Blunkett, has not adequately described how it intends to manage this data and the security of such, nor has it discussed putting safeguards in place to prevent the malicious use of such data in the future.
For full details, see:
Statewatch
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