Welcome to CILIP Communities Login   Register | Help

Browse by Tags

All Tags » NIR   (RSS)
06 March 2008 08:25

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...
Posted from info NeoGnostic | (Comments Off)
Filed under: , , ,
14 February 2008 19:34

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...
Posted from info NeoGnostic | (Comments Off)
31 January 2008 14:46

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...
Posted from info NeoGnostic | (Comments Off)
22 November 2007 08:36

If you are the Government...

... it seems that 'might is right' - of course, this isn't news, but in the light of the HMRC embarrassment, it is interesting to see just how far tunnel vision and supreme confidence in your actions (which might also be seen as ignorance and arrogance) Read More...
Posted from info NeoGnostic | (Comments Off)
Filed under: , , ,
29 October 2007 23:25

Prime Minister and the private sector non sequitur

IWR reported today on Gordon Brown's " talks tough on data sharing " - behind his curious non-sequitur: "We should not fear the advent of the information age, and it should not lead us to abandon or fear for our values," lay some good news (possibly). Read More...
Posted from info NeoGnostic | (Comments Off)
More Posts Next page »