P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T  Biometric passport – Passport Act – Issuing a biometric passport – Development project  Biometric Passport To Biometric Identity Card BIOMETRIC PASSPORT P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T

BIOMETRICS PROJECT  Ministry of the Interior is in charge of the Biometrics project, which coordinates the authorities planning in terms of biometrics. Active participation in handling the Council Regulation on a biometric passport in the EU Visa Working Party and in the standardization work of ICAO.  The Biometrics project equals: A steering group and several working groups Representatives from different ministries and Government agencies

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR A BIOMETRIC PASSPORT  Finland starts the call for tenders for the biometric passport in the beginning of June  The decision for biometric passport producer will be made in autumn –Issuance will start in 4-5/2006 at the earliest  A scanning software has been purchased.  Population Register Centre provides the Certification Authority Services (CSCA)  Plans to implement and maintain the certificate for electronic data in the passport chip are made.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T BIOMETRIC PASSPORT  Finland will comply with the EU regulation and ICAO standard of biometric passport.  In addition, the following optional features are planned: The personal identity code will be recorded on the chip (it is also in the MRZ). Chip copying and substitution will be prevented. Unauthorized reading of the chip will be prevented. Data communication between a chip and a chip reader will be encrypted.  The chip will be embedded in the data page.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T PASSPORT ACT RENEWAL  The Finnish Passport Act is in the Parliament at the moment –1st phase biometric data: Facial Image –Passport will be valid for 5 years. –Also a regulation for passport photo will be decreed and guidelines will be published in the spring.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T DATAPROTECTION  Special attention to privacy issues and data protection  Personal Data Act and Personal Data Act in Police work  Legislation is technology-independent  Purpose of collection -exeptions are in the law  2nd phase: Fingerprints –A new working group is appointed to prepare the law for using and storing fingerprint biometrics.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ISSUEING A BIOMETRIC PASSPORT  The citizen must bring an identification document and one photo with him/her.  The personal information is retrieved from the National Register and confirmed by the citizen with signature. –Citizen or the Official cannot change the name or address information at the police station. –Also other e-databases are checked to ensure that there is no lawful excuse to refuse the passport.  The photo and signature will be scanned.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T PASSPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM  The new passport information system will enable an image database and serve the needs of biometric passports in many respects. Centralized database as well as image database Support for future ID card issuance  The Directorate of Immigration and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will also use the same system for the passports and travel documents they issue.  Passport applications are filled and sent to the manufacturer electronically.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT  The police service points that issue passports (~150) and embassies (~100) will be supplied with scanners, temporary passport printers and laminators.  In addition service points are planned to offer citizens the possibility to check the content of the chip in their biometric passport.

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T SERVICE POINT TODAY

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD PRINTER

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T Add printer for temporary passports

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD LAMINATOR

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD SCANNER

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD PASSPORT READER

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD CHIP READER

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ADD FINGERPRINT READER

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T MOVABLE OFFICE  To sustain availability, Finland will appoint few cars to the movable offices  In the car is all the equipments to issue licences  The concept will contain electronic appointment system and electronic payment

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T BIOMETRICS IN ID-CARD  Experiences from biometric passport will form the basis for introducing biometric information on national ID cards  Legislation changes needed (Identity Card Act)  Estimated timeframe

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T BIOMETRIC PASSPORT VS. IDENTITY CARD  Same issuing authority Police  Similar procedures: reliable identification electronic application same demands of photographs almost identical procedures of issuing and cancelling

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T ID/PASSPORT  Same scanners  Same Passport/ID-Card information system  Similar education/training of personnel

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