Go-Go-Gadget Passport!
Well, the Australian Passport Office have managed to turn around my passport a day earlier than anticipated which means I now have a passport with embedded biometric identification. In other words, there is a chip in the middle of the passport which stores a JPEG of each biometric feature (in this case only the photo but other countries such as Austria and Greece also include fingerprints) as well as the personal information on the colour photo page.
These sorts of passports were issued from October 24th, 2005 onwards so I was one of a dwindling number who still had the old passports with just the photo and the MRZ (machine readable zone) at the bottom of the page. This also meant that I couldn’t use those fancy SmartGates in some of Australia’s international airports as well as in Auckland as you depart.
Anyway, I will be keen to see how well the facial recognition works at the SmartGate when I next get the chance!
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
I hope you enjoy reading my blog!
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