Archive for April, 2006

Low-hanging fruit for identity thieves

Posted at Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 by andrew

Here’s a preview of the joys of having a single, widely-used National Identity Register Number for every UK resident – courtesy of South Korea, where everyone already has one, and they’re suffering an epidemic of identity fraud as a result. Choe Sang-Hun writes in the International Herald Tribune: Most South Korean Web sites require members [...]

Since the Bill passed…

Posted at Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 by WP Admin

… we’ve had the miraculous appearance of a new government department after only a single day*, the magic disappearing and reappearing passport renewal regulations, and one or two other events leaving us wondering whether we are the victims of a massive, cruel April Fools gag. Sorry – reality check. Yes. The Labour government still wants [...]

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