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Quick Update on UK ID Cards

The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, was interviewed on ID Cards a few moments ago on Radio 4's 'Today Programme' - apparently students are going to be among the first targetted groups... We were assured that there would be no compulsion within the life Read More...

Big Brother is SO watching you little Bro'

Information World Review revealed today, that in an experiment which apparently started in 2006, The UK government is to create a database that will hold the academic achievements of every citizen from the age of 14. The system has been under trial since Read More...

Are ID Cards just a little taxing?

For those of us who have been publishing views which are anti-ID Cards, there seems to be a whiff of vindication in the air. We have said (among other things) that ID Cards: will not provide the security that is their raison d'etre will not work will Read More...

Home Office Minister responsible for Identity adds more power to her arm

And yes that mouthful really is Home Office Minister Meg Hillier's full title. This blog has constantly warned against the dangers of ID Cards with biometrics, the National Identity Register (NIR) and the sharing of data by government departments . Now Read More...

Identity cards: "broken" and now "doomed to fail"

I reported in February the item on broken biometric passports in The Register , which noted that "we were told by our consultants that the use of current facial recognition technology with two dimensional images (as is the case for ePassports) is not Read More...
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