The UK - for better or worse - doesn't have a centralised ID system. Biometrics aren't routinely logged unless you get entangled with the law.
I may be registered in several different databases. But how do I prove that I am me? If the answer is that I know my mother's maiden name and address history - that means a fraudster could also access those accounts.
Passports usually have, at least, your finger prints in the chip. And as I said, they have tons of data on you (pics, medical stuff, telecom, etc). It all depends on how ez it is for the competent administrative services to access those databases (do you really think the MI6 does not have access to those database?)
Why do you think having microsoft having access to the global networks of IT professionals via its owned linkedin database is something that should not even be possible?
ofc, but if you want to go to the US from UK, you must have a UK biometric passport with sufficient biometric data in the chip to satisfy the US customs.
The biometric data consists of depth data from your photo only
> The EU has set minimum standards for passports which include the use of facial and fingerprint biometrics. The UK is not covered by these regulations and fingerprint biometrics are not included in UK passports.
> The International Civil Aviation Organisation recommendations for biometric standards include a digitised photograph embedded on a chip in the passport. Countries wishing to stay in the US Visa Waiver programme have had to start issuing biometric passports in line with these international recommendations.
The UK passport contains a digitised photograph which meets the ICAO requirement and is therefore valid for entry into the US without a visa.
> The EU has set minimum standards for passports which include the use of facial and fingerprint biometrics. The UK is not covered by these regulations and fingerprint biometrics are not included in UK passports.
The UK passport does not contain fingerprints. This is one of the opt-outs the UK received when it was in the EU.
So you say that UK citizens don't need pertinent biometric data on their passports (not even a visa) to get in the US due to some agreement between the 2 countries.
You absolutely need a biometric passport to enter the US, and have since 2016. Fingerprints are not part of it, they are taken at the border. However, sufficient biometric information is included to grant you access to the UK via an electronic gate.
I may be registered in several different databases. But how do I prove that I am me? If the answer is that I know my mother's maiden name and address history - that means a fraudster could also access those accounts.