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Archive for March 9th, 2007

BBC “Daily Politics” perception panel

Posted at Friday, March 9th, 2007 by andrew

“The Daily Politics” on BBC2 at noon on Friday 9th March carried a segment on ID cards, using their “perception panel” to gauge instant viewer responses to the case for or against. You can watch a recording of the programme online here, but only until noon on Monday 12th March. At no point was the [...]

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Home Office calls for new data sharing powers

Posted at Friday, March 9th, 2007 by andrew

Tash Shifrin writes in Computerworld UK: A huge increase in data sharing between government agencies is a key plank of an immigration rules enforcement strategy published by home secretary John Reid. Earlier this year, prime minister Tony Blair sparked widespread criticism when he proposed greater sharing of individuals� personal data by public sector bodies � [...]

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