Your passport is full of codes and secret numbers. A look at what many of these strings of digits mean.

which is good news for all of us. One hundred sixty-four countries have passports with a contactless (NFC) chip. “Malaysia was the first country to issue biometric passports in 1998 ...

The patent covers a series of protocols that enable a device to be used as a biometric identity document, which can be scanned by authorized terminals.

Regular passports only contain the owner's data in written form and a photo. Meanwhile, electronic passports have a biometric ...

“The shift to ISO/IEC 39794-5 is a major step forward in improving compatibility and efficiency in biometric verification. With more detailed metadata now embedded in e-passports, identity ...

Bangkok - Immigration police in Thailand arrested a Chinese fugitive linked to a massive embezzlement case after biometric ...