Europe
| Belgium |
In Belgium everyone above the age of 12 has to carry some means of identification at all times |
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(BBC)- The government had planned to start issuing "significant volumes" of ID cards alongside passports from 2010......But leaked Home Office documents suggest that it has now been put back to 2012. |
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since 2004, fingerprint |
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| Germany |
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personalausweis http://www.identityblog.com/?p=930 According to the plans of the German Home Office, a credit card sized electronic identity card will be introduced in 2009. It will replace the larger, non-electronic identity cards currently in use. “Apart from the usual personal information, the electronic identity card will contain biometric information, in particular digital fingerprints of both index fingers, and additional information for facial recognition”, says secretary of state August Hanning. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reisepass#Elektronischer http://www.findbiometrics.com/article/463
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| Greece |
http://livingingreece.gr/category/greek-id-card/ Although the Greek ID is now bilingual and printed, it no longer has a fingerprint and lists no religious affiliation or spouse’s name. In the future, it may morph into a credit card sized ID with a security swipe strip on the back after EU-wide biometric ID debates conclude. France, Germany, Italy and Spain have already phased in electronic cards. |
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| Italy | Jan 2006 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_electronic_identity_card
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| Spain |
http://www.juncadella.net/barcelona/el-dni-mas-caro-de-la-historia
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In May 2005 the German Upper House of Parliament approved the implementation of the ePass, a passport issued to all German citizens which contain biometric technology. The ePass has been in circulation since November 2005, and contains a chip that holds a digital photograph and one fingerprint from each hand, usually of the index fingers, though others may be used if these fingers are missing or have extremely distorted prints. “A third biometric identifier – iris scans – could be added at a later stage”.[40] An increase in the prevalence of biometric technology in Germany is an effort to not only keep citizens safe within German borders but also to comply with the current US deadline for visa-waiver countries to introduce biometric passports.[41] In addition to producing biometric passports for German citizens, the German government has put in place new requirements for visitors to apply for visas within the country. “Only applicants for long-term visas, which allow more than three months' residence, will be affected by the planned biometric registration program. The new work visas will also include fingerprinting, iris scanning, and digital photos”.[42]