ICAO Issues Passport Standards; Plans Meeting About MRPs

ICAO released its long-awaited guidance for machine-readable passport (MRP) standards this week and member countries all have agreed to start issuing MRPs by April 1, 2010. The ICAO standards specify "the face as the primary, mandatory biometric" with an iris scan or a fingerprint as a "secondary...

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