Brits forgot to buy terminals for reading e-passports.

The UK government has spent 4.4 billion pounds, which corresponds to 6.6 billion dollars, the introduction of electronic passports in the country (National Identity Card), but not worried about buying a terminal to work with them, the SrunchGear.
The first electronic passports appeared in Britain in 2006. They are equipped with a chip containing biometric data of the owner. To read this information requires a special device - an analog terminal for use with bank cards.
Despite the fact that currently the electronic passport received several millions of Britons, neither the police nor the other services do not have terminals to work with these documents. As a result of information stored on a chip in the passport, can not be used.
The authorities emphasize that ePassports are safe and protected against counterfeiting. However, some experts believe that such documents are not reliable because, for example, they can copy the information without the knowledge of the owner.