Archive for June, 2004

Home Affairs Committee sits again

Posted at Saturday, June 19th, 2004 by phil

An updated list (in reverse order) of the uncorrected, i.e. neither witnesses nor Members have had the opportunity to correct the record, transcripts of oral evidence given to HAC:
15th June 2004 – Chris Pounder (Editor, ‘Data Protection and Privacy Practice’) and Claire McNab (Vice-President, Press for Change), Dr Vivienne Nathanson (Director of Professional Activities, British [...]

Whitehall must clarify ID plan

Posted at Wednesday, June 16th, 2004 by phil

Sarah Arnott in Computing reports on more of the Information Commisioner’s concerns:
“The title ‘ID cards bill’ does not properly convey the nature of the scheme which is actually an introduction of a central register of UK citizens,” Thomas told the Commons’ home affairs select committee last week.
“The proposed national register would be the largest database [...]

Internal breach sparks Met review

Posted at Tuesday, June 15th, 2004 by phil

BBC News report on the Metropolitan Police’s internal security review, following the discovery that two women whose boyfriends were Yardies, “accessed police computer databases and carried out hundreds of checks on different people, vehicles and crime reports.”
National Identity Register, anyone?

Race watchdog warns on ID cards

Posted at Tuesday, June 15th, 2004 by phil

Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, has warned the Home Affairs Select Committee that plans for national identity cards could increase the risk of police officers picking on people from ethnic minorities.
Mr Phillips said Muslims might be among those who could feel the cards were another way of picking on a [...]

A close encounter with biometrics

Posted at Monday, June 14th, 2004 by phil

NO2ID’s very own Duncan Drury gives his account of taking part in the UKPS biometrics trial on out-law.com.

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