Sci-fi style eye scans are being set up at Birmingham Airport. Passengers passing through immigration control will have their eyes scanned instead of their passports.  

The Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) system was launched at the airport today by immigration minister Liam Byrne.

Airport bosses say the new technology will help them monitor people entering the country much easier than the old-style passport checks.

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Sci-fi style eye scans are being set up at Birmingham Airport. Passengers passing through immigration control will have their eyes scanned instead of their passports.  

The Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) system was launched at the airport today by immigration minister Liam Byrne.

Airport bosses say the new technology will help them monitor people entering the country much easier than the old-style passport checks.  

It is based on the idea that people’s eyes are like a unique, personal thumb-print, and people can register to use it to speed up the passport control system.