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es.nhs.uk>, at 11:56:42 on Fri, 22 May 2009, DREW Nic 
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>The Home Office has revealed more details about the workings of the
>biometric database that will support the National Identity Scheme.
>
>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39653849,00.htm

That article implies that all future passports will be linked to a full 
set of fingerprints. I thought the chosen biometric for passports was 
the photo (or have I not been paying enough attention).
-- 
Roland Perry

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