Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, a dodgy selfie is one that does not meet the rigorous requirements of a passport photo.
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate (Non-Afl)
My Lords, with the increasing threats of terrorism and of identity theft, does the Minister agree that the Question highlights the need for a proper biometric identity card?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The Government have rejected the idea of an identity card, but noble Lords will notice that when they go through passport gates now their face is compared with the photograph on the passport. The machines that do the face recognition, which is a form of biometrics, are very accurate indeed.