[no2id-supporters] NO2ID Newsletter No.64

Thu Feb 1 17:14:11 GMT 2007

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    NO2ID Supporters' Newsletter No. 64 - 1st February 2007

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      ID-DAY *IS* COMING - SPREAD THE WORD

Many thanks to all of you who have already got in touch about setting up 
a NO2ID group in your area or sent in petition forms following our 
declaration of 'ID-Day', 26th March 2007.  The head of the UK Passport & 
Identity Service (UKIPS) has now confirmed on national radio that ID 
interrogation centres *will* be opening their doors for business around 
this time.

We have just EIGHT weeks to spread the word.

The majority of those to be called in for interrogation in the first 
year will be 16-24 year olds, as UKIPS is initially targeting those 
applying for their first adult passport.

We therefore need you to tell *every* young person that you can that (if 
they don't already have one) they need to apply for their first adult 
passport AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so as to avoid a complex, intrusive 
interview leading to possible later entry on the National Identity 
Register - as well as the added expense and delay of having to travel to 
an interrogation centre.

Government documents show that it expects fully 1 in 4 young people to 
fail to get a passport in time to make their trip because of extended 
delays in the new system, and it is already paying for adverts to try to 
fool/convince people that there is some 'benefit' for them in all this. 
There isn't.

NO2ID will, of course, be taking further action later in February - but 
it is vital that the message begins to get out to young people NOW, to 
counteract government propaganda.  E-mail this newsletter directly to 
(other) young people you know; write to your local papers appealing to 
parents and grandparents to tell their family members; spread the word 
on the web, on campuses and at colleges, bulletin boards, MySpace...

We do still want you to use the petition whenever and wherever you can: 
http://www.no2id.net/downloads/forms/NO2IDpetition.pdf  The more young 
people we reach, the better right now.  Please send all completed sheets 
to NO2ID, Box 412, 19-21 Crawford Street, London W1H 1PJ and thank you 
for your help - every new supporter and donation helps.

      What's next?

        'KIDDYPRINTING' - PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR MP

An Early Day Motion on the fingerprinting and iris scanning of children 
in schools was laid in the House of Commons on 19/1/07. Backed by Action 
on Rights for Children (ARCH), LeaveThemKidsAlone.com, NO2ID, Open 
Rights Group(ORG) and cross-party representatives, this EDM is intended 
to show Parliament just how broad concern actually is on this issue - in 
preparation for further action. Please write to your MP as soon as 
possible, using http://www.writetothem.com/ and ask him or her to sign 
EDM 686: BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION IN SCHOOLS

        Local groups

We have a new local group in Wimbledon (contact via 
wimbledon at no2id.net). We have groups all around the country and in 36 of 
the 69 locations of ID interrogation centres. If you can help to set up 
a local group in one of the remaining towns then please contact us at 
(office at no2id.net). A full list of local groups can be found at 
(www.no2id.net/localGroups) , a list of the interrogation centres can be 
found at (www.no2id.net/getInvolved/idCentres.php) , there is also a 
detailed discussion of the interrogation centres on our forum 
(http://forum.no2id.net/viewtopic.php?t=13329)

        NO2ID Cambridge Campaign stall

Cambridge NO2ID will be running Saturday street stalls outside Cambridge 
Guildhall from 10am onwards on Saturday 17th February, Saturday 10th 
March and Saturday 7th April. Location Map: http://tinyurl.com/eo42r. 
Volunteers to help very welcome - contact Andrew Watson via 
cambridge at no2id.net, or on 07710 469624.

        Saturdays 1pm - 3pm - NO2ID Edinburgh Campaign stall

After a short break during Christmas and Hogmanay NO2ID Edinburgh has 
resumed its regular Princes Street campaigning stall on Saturdays. We 
shall be at our usual location at the east end of Princes Street, 
opposite the Balmoral Hotel, from 1pm - 3pm. We use our stall to raise 
public awareness of the Identity Cards scheme, collect donations and 
entries for the NO2ID petition, and also to increase membership of our 
group.  Please do pop by for a chat if you happen to be around. We aim 
to have the stall up and running most Saturdays, and new volunteers are 
always very welcome. You can see photos of our stall and group contact 
details at: www.no2id-scotland.net/edinburgh/

        5th February - NO2ID Highbury Meeting

Monday, 5th February 6.30pm for a 7pm start at Jorene Celeste at 153 
Upper Street, Islington. This meeting will be concentrating on planning 
activities for the 'ID Day' on 26th March.  If you have any ideas or 
suggestions to make then please come along. For more details contact 
higbbury at no2id.net

        6th February - Hackney/Shoreditch NO2ID meeting(meetings the 1st
        Tuesday of every month)

Tuesday, 6th February 7:30pm at Bohemia Café & Restaurant, 2 Bohemia 
Place, London E8 1DU(by Hackney Central Station). Agenda: ID-Day 
Planning, Hackney Opinion Poll survey, Pub Crawl publicity night 8th 
Feb. details, Shoreditch group introduction. Contact:  Martin Twomey  
hackney at no2id.net

        6th February Glasgow NO2ID meeting

Tuesday 6th February at 7:30pm in Mono. We have a hectic March planned 
and lots to do in preparation. Come along and join in the fun. Everyone 
is welcome! See http://www.glasgow-no2id.org.uk/meeting.html

        7th February NO2ID Brighton Public Meeting - Patient Privacy in
        the Database State

Wednesday, 7th Feb, 7pm - 9pm at Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, 
Brighton. The Government is planning to upload all of our patient 
records onto a new database system called the NHS spine. They claim it 
will allow paramedics quick access to medical information on the scene 
of an accident but who other than paramedics will be viewing this 
information? What happens when the information on the database is 
incorrect? And will this system link in with the surveillance 'audit 
trail' built into the ID cards system? Speakers: Prof. Ross Anderson, 
Cllr. Helen Wilkinson, Duncan Campbell, Dr. Bob Brecher.

        8th February - Hackney NO2ID Pub Fingerprinting flyering pub crawl

Thursday 1st or 8th February, Hackney NO2ID will be going on a pub 
crawl, distributing 'pub fingerprinting' flyers and to see how 
responsive landlords are to samples of the NO2ID beer mats. Volunteers 
who fancy going for a pint for freedom should contact 
(hackney at no2id.net). Next Hackney meeting is Tuesday 6th February, see 
above for venue details.

        13th February - NO2ID Swindon Public Meeting
        LOCAL MP and LORD STODDART to discuss 'Whose Identity is it anyway?'

Tuesday, 13th February 7.14pm at Pilgrim Centre in Regents Circus, 
Swindon. Lord Stoddart of Swindon and Michael Wills M.P will join a 
cross party panel to discuss, ' Whose Identity is it anyway? The 
Surveillance State has been much in the news. This public debate between 
representatives of the government will bring the discussion closer to 
the people of Swindon. 'Whose identity is it anyway?' will be debated at 
the Pilgrim Centre  on Tuesday the 13th of February 2007. Doors open to 
the public at 7.15 pm and the meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Entry is free.

        22nd February Manchester NO2ID Meeting

Thursday, 22nd February 7pm at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, 
Manchester. After a long Christmas break, we'll be discussing getting 
our campaign back on its feet, making more of an impression on the local 
media, forging stronger links with local parties and unions, organising 
events and involving Manchester Students Against ID more closely.

        23rd March - NO2ID Norwich: Public Meeting

Friday, 23rd March 2007 7pm-9pm at Hellesdon Community Centre, Middleton 
Lane, Hellesdon NR6 5SR. Norwich NO2ID will be holding a public meeting, 
speaker details TBC. All are welcome. Map: 
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=NR65SR

        24th March - Glasgow NO2ID Comedy Gala Benefit

Saturday, 24th March 8pm until late at the Old Fruitmarket. In what is 
sure to be one of the highlights of the Glasgow International Comedy 
Festival, some of Britain's top comedians and comediennes will be 
performing in a NO2ID benefit gala. Tickets are on sale now! Phone 0870 
013 5464 or buy your tickets on-line at 
http://www.secxtra.com/Action/WhatsOnSearch?EventId=BENEF07
More details at http://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/acts/no2id.htm
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      What just happened?

        Don't tell anyone about Data Protection Day

Monday was Europe's first-ever Data Protection Day. Twenty-six countries 
took taking part but can you guess which one didn't? Well maybe the UK 
government, who are trying hard to destroy privacy(aka Data Sharing) and 
are butchering the Freedom of Information Act, didn't much like what the 
day was all about. The Council of Europe describe the day as: "to give 
European citizens the chance to understand what personal data is 
collected and processed about them and why, and what their rights are 
with respect to this processing." Hmm, probably not their cup of tea.
See http://tinyurl.com/258lrh

        Data Matching powers proposed in new Serious Crime Bill

The government's newly published 'Serious Crime' bill is one of a 
growing list of bills that introduces data sharing proposals. Schedule 6 
of the bill, entitled 'Data Matching', lays out plans to let anti-fraud 
agencies have access personal information in various databases. Such 
"fishing expeditions" are currently be illegal. Some of the others bill 
that have data sharing provisions are the Digital Switchover bill, 
Statistics & Registration bill and the UK Borders Bill. The bill is 
online at www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/pabills/200607/serious_crime.htm
See the NO2ID forum for information and discussion on Data Sharing at 
http://forum.no2id.net/viewforum.php?f=57

        BBC to turn identity card crisis into a drama

The BBC is "planning a hard-hitting drama series tackling the thorny 
issue of government ID cards". The series, called The Last Enemy, will 
star upcoming Blood Diamonds actor David Harewood. Set sometime in the 
near future, the plot centres around grizzly murders carried out with 
the assistance of ID card theft.
http://www.no2id.net/news/newsblog/?p=525
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      "ID" in the news

        Schools need consent to fingerprint kids? - The Register 31/1/07

The Information Commissioner has declared that schools should ask for 
the consent of children and parents before they take pupil's 
fingerprints, despite there being no legal obligation for them to do so. 
A spokesman for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "There's 
nothing in the [Data Protection] act that makes that clear," and could 
not explain what would happen to schools that failed to follow this advice.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/31/fingerprint_consent/

        Information Commissioner backs electronic care records - eHealth
        Insider 30/1/07

The UK's Information Commissioner has issued new guidance to members of 
the public on the government's plans to develop a national system of 
electronic care records, based on enquiries that have been received. 
Overall the Commissioner backs plans for a national system of summary 
records but says he plans to keep a close eye on how the accuracy of 
information is ensured, the way people are kept informed and how they 
can access their records.
http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=2448

        Government seeking new biometric immigration powers - Computing
        30/1/07

The UK Borders Bill published last week includes measures stipulating 
that foreign nationals coming to live in the UK must supply fingerprints 
or iris scans for inclusion in their immigration documents.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/computing/news/2173783/immigration

        NHS security dilemma as smartcards shared - Computer Weekly 30/1/07

An NHS trust board has approved the sharing of smartcards, in breach of 
security policy under the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), 
because slow log-in times would restrict the time of doctors treating 
emergency patients.
http://tinyurl.com/2vzl35

        You are undie surveillance - The Sun 29/1/07

Officials are bracing themselves for a storm of public outrage over 
their controversial X-ray cameras scheme. As part of the most shocking 
extension of Big Brother powers ever planned here, lenses in lampposts 
would snap "naked" pictures of passers-by to trap terror suspects.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007040610,00.html

        US: Maine First State To Reject Real ID Act - North County
        Gazette 28/1/07

The state of Maine has become the first state to reject participation in 
the Real ID Act, the federal law that lays the foundation for a national 
identity card. The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the move and 
predicted that it would be just the first in a cascade of state refusals.
http://tinyurl.com/2c6pr8

        US: N.Y. scanners spark union cries of "geoslavery" - Reuters
        26/1/07

Every morning Dennis Colson, a surveyor at New York City's Department of 
Design and Construction, begins his work day by placing his hand on a 
scanner to log his time and attendance at the office. The planned 
roll-out of hand geometry scanners in all New York City government 
agencies has sparked union cries of "geoslavery" and assertions that 
technology developed for security will be used to track, label and 
control workforces.
http://tinyurl.com/3573cz

        Supermarket asks man, 87, for ID - BBC News Online 24/1/07

An 87-year-old man was asked to prove he was over 21 when he tried to 
buy a bottle of sherry in a York supermarket. Morrisons said staff had 
to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm they were over 21, or provide 
proof of age.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6296637.stm

(Please send me any items of interest you encounter - 
Editor(newsletter at no2id.net) )
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