ID Cards on Trial Archive

ID cards: The bidding war begins

ID cards: The bidding war begins

An "important milestone" has been reached, says government [09 Aug 2007]

ID cards still risk failure

Scheme is 'poisoned' claim academics [20 Dec 2006]

ID card mega-database ditched

And no iris biometrics either [19 Dec 2006]

Blair slams ID cards critics

Biometric tech vital for fighting crime and illegal immigration, says PM [07 Nov 2006]

ID cards plan remains "worryingly vague"

LSE academics criticise government's latest cost estimates... [23 Oct 2006]

Tories pledge to abolish ID cards

"ID cards are wrong, they're a waste of money," says Cameron... [03 Oct 2006]

ID cards costs reach almost £50m

And the project hasn't even started yet... [18 Aug 2006]

ID cards scheme under fire again

Blair stands firm but MPs and info commissioner weigh in... [04 Aug 2006]

High-tech security forces up passport price - again

50 per cent hike down to biometrics and other measures [24 Jul 2006]

IT vendors fear being linked with ID cards scheme

And warn government of security risks, according to leaked report... [24 Jul 2006]

ID cards face Home Office review

Trouble at the top? [12 Jul 2006]

Official: ID cards project will fail

Leaked emails reveal serious concerns about ID project... [10 Jul 2006]

Whitehall fights to keep ID card cost report secret

Department for Work and Pensions appeals FoI order... [06 Jul 2006]

Renew your passport and beat the ID cards plan

How to stay out of the ID database for the next 10 years [26 May 2006]

ID cards to be used for criminal record checks

Criminal Records Bureau outlines five-year strategy... [23 May 2006]

Organised crime 'will attack ID cards database'

Database of sensitive info raises the stakes... [17 May 2006]

ID cards will be 'cloned within six months'

So says Frank Abagnale of Catch Me If You Can fame... [10 May 2006]

Public will "pay twice" for ID cards

You'll have to shell out again if you break the biometric chip... [05 May 2006]

RFID-style ID cards 'won't wear out'

But they'll cost a third more, admits Identity and Passport Service... [28 Apr 2006]

ID card spending doubles to £56m

And they want your fingerprints, too [21 Apr 2006]

ID database will become national population register

Government also calls for national register of under-16s... [19 Apr 2006]


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