Biometric scan pilot reveals problems

RESULTS of a pilot project which took biometric scans of thousands of volunteers in Britain showed varying results yesterday.

The report revealed the facial verification technology, which measures the distances between a person's features, was the least successful biometric. Success rates were 69% for a representative sample of 2,000 people and 48% in a sample of 750 disabled people.

Fingerprint verification was successful in 81% of the larger sample and 80% among disabled people.