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Editor's Blog: ID cards - cock-up and conspiracy...
The real last enemy is…incompetence
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Leader: Will biometrics turn us into a nation of hoodies?
Crime, paranoia and the future of security
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Leader: ID cards face identity crisis
Our campaign has always had the backing of senior figures in the political and IT community - but this is the first time we've heard top figures inside the project making comments that echo our concerns.
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Leader: ID card dreams and nightmares
But is the government describing 2016 or 1984?
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Leader: ID cards fight must go on
The bill might now be law but it's still a costly dog's dinner of a scheme. Here on silicon.com, we will shift the focus of our ID Cards on Trial campaign to scrutinise the procurement and delivery of this scheme every step of the way.
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Leader: Why public support for ID cards is falling
"You cannot fool all the people all the time"...
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Leader: Don't be fooled by Blair's "cardboard" ID compromise
Vote too close to call...
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Leader: Government sums don't add up
Is this just a desperate last ditch attempt to boost case for ID cards?
Suppressed ID card reports 'must be made public'
28 days later
Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them
A "waste of time" for biometric ID checks
"Please give me an ID card" say UK citizens
1000 plus people queuing to sign up
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
Critics attack 'flash and go' cards
'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers
'How can it be voluntary if we're all going to lose our jobs?'
Stories from around the web...
Panic in No 10 as ID support collapses Telegraph
ID card academic attacks Clarke BBC
ID cards are to Blair what poll tax was to Thatcher The Times
ID Cards - UK's high-tech scheme is high risk London School of Economics
Poll shows popularity dip of ID cards Channel 4 News
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