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The A to Z of ID cards

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By Steve Ranger

Published: 4 May 2006 13:30 BST

Q is for Quarter

Less than a quarter of respondents to a silicon.com poll were in favour of ID cards. Among readers, sentiment seems to be hardening against the project, with increasing numbers deciding it is a bad idea and an extra 14 per cent coming out against ID cards compared to the year before.

A is for Act
B is for Biometrics
C is for Compulsory
D is for Data privacy worries
E is for EDS
F is for Forgery
G is for Government IT
H is for Home Office
I is for Identity and Passport Service
J is for Jury
K is for Hong Kong
L is for London School of Economics
M is for Money
N is for National Identity Register
O is for Other cards
P is for Passports
Q is for Quarter
R is for Refuseniks
S is for Self-destruct
T is for Terrorist
U is for Utility bill
V is for Verification
W is for When
X is for Xenophobia
Y is for Young people
Z is for London Zoo

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