Thursday, November 06, 2008
In demand?
I have heard it all now. The Government have tried to justify ID cards on the grounds of preventing identity theft, that they will stop terrorists and that they will help in the fight against crime. On each occasion they have been shown to be wrong. Now it seems that the main reason for introducing identity cards is that people want them.
Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith told the Social Market Foundation today that she regularly has people coming up to her and saying that they cannot wait for the opportunity to carry an ID card. Really? I am not so sure that they will be so keen when they realise how much this scheme is costing, how much they will have to pay for the card or how much of their personal data will be entrusted to a private company acting on behalf of the Government. Nor will they be happy when that data goes walkabout as so often happens these days.
People applying for cards and passports from 2012 will have to provide fingerprints, photographs and a signature, and in changes to earlier plans the Home Office is talking to retailers and the Post Office about setting up booths to gather biometric data. The overall cost of the ID card scheme over the next 10 years has risen by £50m to £5.1bn in the past six months, according to the government's latest cost report.
Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith told the Social Market Foundation today that she regularly has people coming up to her and saying that they cannot wait for the opportunity to carry an ID card. Really? I am not so sure that they will be so keen when they realise how much this scheme is costing, how much they will have to pay for the card or how much of their personal data will be entrusted to a private company acting on behalf of the Government. Nor will they be happy when that data goes walkabout as so often happens these days.
People applying for cards and passports from 2012 will have to provide fingerprints, photographs and a signature, and in changes to earlier plans the Home Office is talking to retailers and the Post Office about setting up booths to gather biometric data. The overall cost of the ID card scheme over the next 10 years has risen by £50m to £5.1bn in the past six months, according to the government's latest cost report.
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Did you see that No2Id have got hold of Jacqui Smith's fingerprints?
As far as I know, the competition to obtain Gordon Brown's is still open.
As far as I know, the competition to obtain Gordon Brown's is still open.
Well Frank, it can easily be done, as seen in your link you've kindly provided.
Lets now hope it's open season on Blu-Labour members everywhere; there's a pint in it for you if you can get Derek Vaughan's before he goes to Brussels
G. Lewis
Bridgend Lib Dems
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Lets now hope it's open season on Blu-Labour members everywhere; there's a pint in it for you if you can get Derek Vaughan's before he goes to Brussels
G. Lewis
Bridgend Lib Dems
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