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Photos: The new face of e-passports

by ZDNet Author  |  July 20, 2006 2:45pm PDT  |  Image 2 of 7

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UK e-passport chip
,E-passports feature a chip embedded on the back of the personal information page. It will digitally store a scan of the holder's facial features.

Other security features include enhanced background checks on applicants and, beginning in 2007, face-to-face interviews for first-time adult applicants.

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