BIOMETRIC PASSPORT?DO WE REALLY NEED IT?
A biometric passport is a combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travelers. The passport's critical information is stored on a tiny RFID computer chip, much like information stored on smartcards. Like some smartcards, the passport book design calls for an embedded contactless chip that is able to hold digital signature data to ensure the integrity of the passport and the biometric data.
The currently standardized biometrics used for this type of identification system are facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, and iris recognition. These were adopted after assessment of several different kinds of biometrics including retinal scan. The International Civil Aviation Organisation defines the biometric file formats and communication protocols to be used in passports. Only the digital image (usually in JPEG or JPEG2000 format) of each biometric feature is actually stored in the chip. The comparison of biometric features is performed outside the passport chip by electronic border control systems (e-borders). To store biometric data on the contactless chip, it includes a minimum of 32 kilobytes of EEPROM storage memory, and runs on an interface in accordance with the ISO/IEC 14443 international standard, amongst others. These standards ensure interoperability between different countries and different manufacturers of passport books.
WHAT IS YOUR MEANING ABOUT IT?DO WE NEED SUCH THINGS?
Who cares
duno,but i dont like it
I personaly think that its an invason of privacy, but the governments are frcing things in this diection. For instance, Iwas going to the USA last year and was told that I oud need a visa unless I had a biometric passport . It would probably be easr to insrt a chip under our skin. Then we could jstwalk around and be monitored without any papaer.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE,THATS THE QUESTION!
my blog:http://busbro193.blogspot.com/
IF military service was mandatory...then I choose the swiss Army! LOL....now if only we could convince ALL the armies of the world to adopt that model.....wouldn;t the world be a safer place? ;)
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
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it is true.so see how peaceful we are.
our arym is like a holidays camp
and believe me,the guys having lot of fun there
most of time,they have not a lot to do.most of time they are waiting for some orders,hanging around,watching TV,playing cards and so on...
Anybody wants to joyin the Swiss Army now?
lol
"Following boot camp, a conscript serves for three weeks a year, or more if their service would not be completed by 30 years of age at such a rate."
ohh, 3 weeks a year...steady on boys, yer may overdo it.
"Weaponless service".
Those who do not wish to carry a weapon may apply for weaponless service. This is done by writing a motivation letter to their canton's military authority prior to recruitment, and is further discussed during. Many exercises can be completed without a weapon, but some require one for practical purposes, in which case a wooden replacement is used."
Is someone having a laugh here ??? Boy scouts spend more time out in the field than these so called "troops"
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THEY DO A GREAT JOB OVER THERE I THINK
AND THEY ARE MORE WELLCOME THEN THE US ARMY FOR SURE
to check out their outfits.
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Fair play to them Mr. Paul. I mean most of the countries that took part in both World Wars were drained out financially.
Let's say that the Swiss uniforms' style looks a bit unconventional for most nationalities.
wars despite been invited..... :D
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shall i show you how we can fight?????
lol
but its true,we are more into love,peace and harmony.
and money of course
but still....we also know how to fight...
and hey,of course we have an Army.
and famous Patrouille Swiss...
Superpuma...
mmmhmmm
he heeee
you should come and see that all
normally changes are difficult to accept...we may see the essence of this new system in days to come...
you have to remember that they dont have any Military style uniforms cos they never stand and fight.....
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so you talk about our proud swiss police officers?
hi hi
i can imagine it....
they looks to funny...
but thats all we have...
looooooooooooooool
Thinking about it, the police officer at Zürich airport didn't think I looked too innocent. I think my passport was the only one in the queue that was checked. I was so annoyed I nearly made a remark about the policeman's uniform (it looked to me more like a supermarket employee's than a policeman's)!
or maybe you look to inocent.
;-D
lol
I think so swissgirl.
So far I've only visited the UAE, Switzerland and Greece with my new passport and most of the times the people at the passport control desk didn't bother to check it!
I was only checked twice, once in Athens and once in Zurich and it only took one second (they just scanned the bar code and that was it).
i heared the waiting time at the airport isnt that long anymore with this kind of passport.is it true or not?
My passport's a biometric type and its photo's crap!
I haven't yet seen any biometric passport with a decent photo!
European passports are planned to have digital imaging and fingerprint scan biometrics placed on the contactless chip.[1] This combination of the biometrics aims to create an unrivaled level of security and protection against counterfeit and fraudulent identification papers. Currently, the British biometric passport only uses a digital image and not fingerprinting, however this is being considered by the United Kingdom Passport Service. The German passports printed after November 1, 2007 contain two fingerprints, one from each hand, in addition to a digital photograph. In these EU nations, the price of the passport will be:
Austria (available since 16 June 2006) An adult passport costs €69, while a chip-free child's version costs €26.
Belgium (introduced in October 2004): €71 or €41 for children + local taxes. Passports are valid for 5 years.
Czech Republic (available since 1 September 2006): 600 CZK for adults (valid 10 years), 100 CZK for children (valid 5 years)
Denmark (available since 1 August 2006): DKK 600, 155 DKK for under 18 and 350 DKK for over 65 (valid for 10 years).
Estonia (available since 22 May 2007): EEK 450 (valid for 5 years)
Finland (available since 21 August 2006) €46 (valid for max. 5 years)
France (available since April 2006): €60 (valid for 10 years)
Germany (available since November 2005): 26 years (valid 10 years) €59.00
Greece (available since 26 August 2006) €76,40 (valid for 5 years)
Hungary (available since 29 August 2006): 6000 HUF (€24), valid for 5 years, 10000 HUF (€40) valid for 10 years.
Ireland, Republic of (available since 16 October 2006): €75, valid for 10 years. Free for people over 65.
Italy (available since 26 October 2006): €44.66 for 32 page book, €45.62 for 48 page book, valid for 10 years. [1]
Latvia (available since 20 November 2007): An adult passport costs €21.50, valid for 5 years.
Lithuania[2] (available since 28 August 2006) LTL 100 (€29). For children up to 16 years old, valid max 5 years. For persons over 16 years old, valid for 10 years.
Netherlands (available since 28 August 2006): Approximately €11 on top of regular passport (€38.33) cost €49.33
Poland (available since 28 August 2006): 140 PLN (€35) for adults, valid 10 years.
Portugal (available since July 31, 2006 - special passport; August 28, 2006 - ordinary passport): €60 for adults (€50 for those who are over 65 years old), valid for 5 years. €40 for children under 12, valid for 2 years. All passports have 32 pages.
Slovakia (available since 15 January 2008) An adult passport(>13years costs 1000Sk(€33)valid for 10 years, while a chip-free child's(5-13 years) version costs 400Sk(€12)valid for 5 years and for children under 5 years 250Sk(€7,5), but valid only for 2 years.
Slovenia (available since 28 August 2006): €36 for adults, valid for 10 years. €31 for children from 3 to 18 years of age, valid for 5 years. €28 for children up to 3 years of age, valid for 3 years. All passports have 32 pages, a 48-page version is available at a €2 surcharge.
Spain (available since 28 August 2006) at a price of €16.50. There are plans to include fingerprints of both index fingers in three years time. (Aged 30 or less a Spanish passport is valid for 5 years, otherwise they remain valid for 10 years).
Sweden (available since October 2005): SEK 400 (valid for 5 years)
UK (introduced March 2006 [3]) £72 for adults and £46 for children under the age of 16.) [4].
Unless otherwise noted, None of the issued biometric passports mentioned above include fingerprints as of 11. November 2007.
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See also: Swiss passport
The Swiss biometric passport has been available since 4 September 2006. It is still a pilot project and is optional. The RFID chip contains only the photo, fingerprints will be introduced when an EU standard is fixed. The price (250 SFr.) is roughly double the price of a normal passport
duno,but you can safe everything on such a little chip.
maybe fingerprints,eyeiris and facepic is only the begining.
hmmmmmmmmmm
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE,THATS THE QUESTION!
my blog:http://busbro193.blogspot.com/
I have a Bahrain Smartcard, and i have no problems with carrying it. Some say its a breach of their human rights....I say Bollcks ! If you nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear.
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