Doubts raised over biometric passports

Published March 17, 2010

The government's plan to roll out biometric passports next year has been cast in doubt after previous efforts resulted in soaring costs and revised deadlines. At the same time, privacy experts are castigating the government for ignoring security risks in its push to bring the project to bear.

Two weeks ago, the Throne Speech reiterated the government's 2008 budget pledge to create a nationwide biometric...