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News Site forums so far have raised fears about data security and governments abusing the information despite the glowing assessment of the scheme offered by home secretary Jacqui Smith as she launched the site on Wednesday. [09 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News Roger Wiltshire, secretary general of Bata told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "We do feel we're being used politically. Wiltshire's comments follow a Bata letter of protest sent to the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, this week, signed by the... [07 Jul 2008]
Time to bin ID cards?
News But shadow home secretary David Davis said: "Along with growing evidence of the risks and costs of ID cards, we have seen declining commercial interest, reflected in the dwindling numbers bidding for contracts. [23 May 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m in 1997/98 to £147m in 2006/07, a period described by shadow home secretary David Davis as the "worst period in its 200-year history". Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [11 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up An elaborate stunt dreamed up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International is offering a reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. Both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are... [11 Apr 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. The elaborate stunt has been dreamt up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International, who will... [07 Apr 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News He revealed the loss in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by shadow defence secretary Dr Liam Fox. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two... [13 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a further attack, citing the risk of a massive data breach on the system. The head of Britain's ID cards project and national identity database has defended the government's revised ID card plans in the... [10 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is also expected to reveal today that any Parliamentary vote to make ID cards compulsory for British citizens will now be delayed until 2015. O is for Other cards Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [06 Mar 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News It will report in the autumn to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is also sniffing around fibre. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [22 Feb 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News The status of the review of ID cards and other identity technology issues is also unknown, with chief secretary to the treasury Andy Burnham saying there is no fixed date for the publication of the Public-Private Forum on Identity Management... [23 Jan 2008]
Gov't needs greater accountability to "ensure security", says Darling
News Philip Hammond, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said the public felt "a sense of anger and betrayal over the loss of the data", which included the names, addresses, national insurance numbers and bank details of those claiming and... [18 Dec 2007]
Gov blasted over budget-bloating IT projects
News Lib Dem shadow environment secretary, Chris Huhne, said the government "must get a grip on its finances". The Liberal Democrats also severely criticised the estimated government spend on its controversial ID cards scheme, claiming the projected... [14 May 2007]
ID cards status to be made public
News But the chief secretary of the Treasury, Paul Boateng, said the information was exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and would not be disclosed. The status of the national ID cards programme will be made available to the public following a... [04 May 2007]
Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief
News Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke also came out fighting for ID cards in a Channel 4 documentary - Fighting Identity Fraud - at the weekend, claiming they will improve the quality of people's lives and enhance security. [06 Mar 2007]
