The Electronic Passport and the Future of Governme
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"">Passports and other identification documents may beenhanced using recent advancements in technology. Various national andinternational bodies are pursuing machine-readable approaches with biometricinformation. In particular, the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) has adopted standards whereby passports can store biometric identifiers.Countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) began issuingelectronic passports in 2006. However, the selection of technologies remainsquestionable due to privacy and security concerns. This paper examines policyregarding these electronic approaches and developments toward electronic datastorage and transmission. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices forelectronic passports and other existing identity documents are discussed