July 01, 2005

The Rule of Ten

Forgers will crack e-Passports Within a Decade

"All we can do is keep changing," says head of UK Passport Service..

The head of the UK Passport Service (UKPS) claims the biometric technology behind new passports will have to be updated more than once every 10 years in order to keep one step ahead of the criminal gangs who mass produce forgeries. [via silicon.com]