New Standards from BSI

British Standards Institutions Business Information has published four new international standards on biometric technology, aiming to protect UK business and consumers. The BS ISO/IEC 19794 series of standards cover the science of using biological properties to identify individuals – for example, the recording of fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition – that may become a part of everyday life. It is expected the standards will play a part in the recording of biometric data on UK ID cards and new passports. Recent security threats have focused many on the matter of identity fraud, whose implications can be dire, and the new standards are chiefly a reaction to this increased scrutiny.