Henry Porter wrote a powerful piece in today’s Observer, higlighting the horrors of the proposed National Identity Register:
The real menace comes when the ID card scheme begins to track everyone’s movements and transactions, the details of which will kept on the database for as long as the Home Office desires.
Over the past few weeks, an [...]
Silicon.com reports:
The ID cards battle remains deadlocked after MPs again overturned a House of Lords amendment that would have prevented people being forced to register for an ID card when applying for a passport.
MPs voted by 292 votes to 241 votes – an increased majority of 51 – in favour of keeping the clause in [...]
A debate on Europe’s approach to Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) was launched by the EU Commission on 9 March. RFID tags are “the precursors of a world in which billions of networked objects and sensors will report their location, identity, and history,” said Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding.
The EU’s “public debate” [...]
Home Office incompetence was highlighted in the Commons last week when MP Ann Cryer called for a debate on the progress of the national firearms database.
This was introduced after the Dunblane massacre. The proposal was to implement a register of all firearms holders in the UK. Ten years have passed, and this [...]
In a disturbing new development, the Guardian today reports that the Co-Op is introducing ‘payment by fingerprint.’
According to the article “buyers can choose to register their fingerprint with the chain, allowing their identity to be linked to their bank account and store loyalty card. Customers will be able to pay by placing their fingers against [...]
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