[1rudeboy]

I've never seen you suggest that our new biometric passports are a result of a diktat from an unaccountable, faceless, transnational, and maybe even corporatist NGO, as others do.

[hedgetrimmer]

You know,I never thought to check out the corporatist NGOS, but since you suggested 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.

Norwegian biometric passportThe current staged biometrics for this type of identification system is facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, and iris scans. The International Civil Aviation Organisation defines the biometric standards to be used in passports. ICAO does not currently have plans to use retinal scanning.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation defines the biometric standards to be used in passports.

Which one is this, 1rudeboy? A unaccountable, faceless, transnational, and maybe even corporatist NGO? I vote for the latter.