id cards in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.09.08
Round-Up Opik's two-wheeled adventures offer a neat segue (sorry, couldn't resist) into another big political story, as the government's infamous ID cards crept back into the limelight this week. The first wave... [12 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Antique computing, Segway protest and ID cards
Comment Ad gurus called in to help ID cards The Home Office has enlisted the help of advertising agency M&C Saatchi to promote the national ID card scheme. And there were plenty of comments... [11 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Data breaches, tech wages, ePassport woes
Comment Yet another very good reason to join No2ID and absolutely refuse to provide any information to do with ID cards, which will only be: 'Identity theft sponsored by G Brown'. I hope so as I don't really... [28 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up The billions they proposed spending on ID cards were a terrible waste of taxpayers' money but that plan, at least for the time being, seems to have fallen by the political wayside. There's a row brewing... [22 Aug 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment A to Z of ID Cards O is for Other cards Take that old paper passport and add some electronics to turn it into a super-secure means of ID and certification. Written in a... [21 Aug 2008]
The Naked CIO: Going public about privacy
Comment In that light ID cards don't seem such a bad idea - why should they be? Over the past few years we've had some feverish debate about ID cards. Our lives would clearly be... [21 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment And lastly, ID cards are again on the agenda. Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors Biometric ID cards will not solve problems... [27 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gets down to business, caught on camera, ID cards…
Comment Readers were also busy commenting on the "ring of steel" automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera rollout in Manchester, while ID cards were a hot topic once again… ID... [12 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment Another familiar topic getting readers hot and bothered this week is ID cards, following the announcement of the shortlisted suppliers for the lucrative IT contracts… ID... [29 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment This week, readers had a thing or two to say about the Home Office consultancy bill and were not best pleased by the mounting cost of ID cards. ID cards fuel £147m... [17 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. The campaign... [11 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Thanks to the HMRC debacle and the ID cards U-turn, the pressing issues surrounding privacy and personal data have made their way to the centre of the political boxing ring. Planes, trains and... [28 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.03.08
Round-Up Furthermore, the Parliamentary vote to make ID cards compulsory will now be put back to 2015. There are a few more bits of empty posturing from the government here but overall it’s a significant victory... [07 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment If you wondered what the loud screeching of brakes was in Whitehall this week it was the sound of the government attempting to halt the ID cards juggernaut and execute an almighty handbrake u-turn as the... [07 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Illegal file-sharing, biometrics flying high, ID fines…
Comment ID cards: Gov't slap on fines of up to £1,000 ID cards are a really bad idea in light of my experience of government record keeping. ID outrage Illegal... [28 Feb 2008]
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