Visual identitybiometric identifier the move forward

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Visual identity/biometric identifier- the move
forward

• MAGNAR AUKRUST
• Deputy Director General
• Ministry of Justice and Police

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Vision Statement

• A visual travel document with photo and personal
  data available as
• machine-readable text
• electronic ID
• biometric identifiers
• widely accepted by countries from 2005

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THE OPTIMAL SOLUTION

• Considering international standards of
• machine-readable text
• electronic ID
• biometric identifiers
• will address
• the use of false passports
• the abuse of genuine passports
• transborder organised crime
• national security issues

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Goals

• Passport and border control with
• - a minimum of delay for the traveller
• - an increased ability to discover
  criminals/unauthorized border crossing
• - cost effectiveness

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Objectives

• Establishing a passport and border control
  infrastructure with bio Ids by
• - deciding standards 2003?
• - developing a passport format with bio ID
  -2004?
• - implementing possibility of issuing
  biometric passports
• - establishing supporting infrastructure,
  registers etc.

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Todays Situation

• Developments on biometric ids integrated in
  electronic information infrastructure
• US decision on the use of bio ids from October
  2004
• Elaboration of international standards for a
  common bio id solution (NIST/ICAO) going on

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Norway has decided to establish a working group
with the following terms of reference

• - to propose a plan for implementing bio ids
  in
• travel documents
• - to address the legal and administrative
  questions arising from the use of bio ids
• - to describe the cost effectiveness of
  optional
• solutions

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Passport developmentsHow did we get there?

• Eurasian migration until 1000 AD the right of
  the fittest (strongest)
• Passports become a mandatory travel permission
  1500 1800
• Obligation to carry passports abolished in 1860
  (Norway)
• Obligation to carry passports for entry into
  Norway introduced in 1917 as a national
  security measure
• International standards for the passport format
  decided in 1920

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Passport developements II

• False passports and fraud is given awareness in
  the international police co-operation
• Air security and the combat of hijacking given
  top priority
• Illegal migration on the agenda from 1975
• ICAO standard on machinereadable passports 1980
• The terrorist threat 11 Sept 2001

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Status

• Considering and testing bio for travellers
• Elaboration of international standard

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Pros contras

• Passport issued to wrong person
• Control without delay
• Online registration of departure
• Online control against registers
• Costs
• Personal data protection

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Biometric identifiers

• Technical solutions
• Fingerprints
• Iris patterns
• Facial recognition
• Privacy and legislative issues

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The next step forward ?

• Can the biometric passport infrastructure be
  utilised in other areas of electronic
  communication?
• Re-use of bio ids for authentification to getting
  access to sensitive areas/systems?
• A multipurpose smart-card/other options?

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Thank you for listening

• Magnar Aukrust