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EU: MULTIPLE BIOMETRICS REQUIRED

01 February 2012

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HEAD OF EU LARGE-SCALE IT AGENCY: "We believe that in an ideal world, you have to take 13": (all ten fingers, both eyes and the face): EU official says identity management must be based on multiple biometrics (Fierce Government, link):

"Identity management in the European Union must be based on the collection of biometric information from individuals, said Frank Paul, head of unit for large scale IT systems and biometrics within the European Commission's directorate general of home affairs. We also believe that in an ideal world, you have to take 13," he added, referring to data collections of 10 fingerprints, two iris scans and one facial image. Paul spoke Feb. 1 during a panel of an identity management conference hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

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