ID in the News

Archive for May, 2004

Everything you never wanted to know about the UK ID card

Posted at Wednesday, May 5th, 2004 by phil

John Lettice’s article in The Register, detailing the government’s proposals and their wide-ranging impact. A comprehensive analysis of the flaws and assumptions underlying the Home Office scheme.

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ID card pilot hit by technical glitches

Posted at Tuesday, May 4th, 2004 by phil

The Guardian reports that the UK Passport Service biometric enrollment trial “was plagued with a series of technical problems even before its launch”. “(A) series of hardware, software and ergonomic problems leading to inconsistent enrolment” forced the UKPS to withdraw some of the equipment from the trial.

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