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GlobalPlatform Technology Delivers the First Smart Card-Based Citizen ID Program Ever to Be Deployed in the Middle East

White Paper In October of 2002, local Omani authority, the Royal Oman Police (ROP), together with His Majesty the Sultan launched the first smart card-based citizen ID program ever to be deployed in... [25 Jun 2009]

EU: No common protection scheme for ID card data

News While the use of electronic identity cards offers opportunities for governments to be more efficient in providing services to citizens, there is the risk that the citizen data collected... [06 Feb 2009]

Inbox: ID guinea pigs, snooping database and CIO standards

Comment Unwarranted intrusion into the lives of every citizen, it also raises worries about making sure that people's personal information is properly safeguarded, is not misused and can never fall into the wrong hands. [17 Oct 2008]

'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers

News Additional primary legislation would be required for ID cards to become compulsory for every UK citizen or resident and, according to the government, there is no timetable for its... [13 Oct 2008]

Dear silicon.com... Data security... e-learning a bit of a bore?... ID cards debate... skip vista?

Comment We could however have ID cards without a central database, giving each citizen custody of their own data. We do not need a separate card to hold the biometrics - they... [13 Dec 2007]

Judge calls for "universal" national DNA database

News A senior judge has called for a universal national DNA database containing the details of every UK citizen and visitor to the country. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards O is for Other... [05 Sep 2007]

ID cards: "A disaster waiting to happen"

News The man in charge of the government's national ID cards scheme quashed claims earlier this week that the cards will lead to a Big Brother state with each citizen's... [09 Mar 2007]

Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief

News The man in charge of the government's national ID cards scheme has dismissed claims the cards will lead to a personal audit trail of each citizen's movements and... [06 Mar 2007]

ID database will become national population register

News The Treasury confirmed this week that the newly created Identity and Passport Service (IPS) will take over the work being done by the Office for National Statistics on the Citizen Information Project to... [19 Apr 2006]

Former US spy slams UK's ID card plans

News He said: "If we take a cursory glance at Israel you can't argue that an Israeli citizen is safer today than they were 30 years ago. In an interview with silicon.com in London last week, just after the House of Lords... [23 Jan 2006]

ID cards bill in crisis after major defeat in Lords

News The Earl of Erroll, who has a background in computer security and identity management, said the ID cards will provide no benefit to the citizen and joked that people... [17 Jan 2006]

Italy spends $15m on ID cards

News California-based LaserCard claims to have received purchase orders from the Italian government of $7m for biometric citizen cards and $8m for foreigner ID cards.... [10 Aug 2005]

ID Cards on Trial: More costs emerge

News But Home Office minister Tony McNulty has now confirmed that figure is just the unit cost of producing a passport and ID card "based on 2005 to 2006 prices" and that the actual charge to each... [08 Jun 2005]

CIO Jury: IT leaders slam national ID card plans

News We badly need a national standard to link to other citizen-centric systems developments, including citizen identification and authentication, and the national ID card... [27 May 2005]

"Technically unsafe" national ID card plans slammed

News The report's authors argue the government should scrap the current bill and start again from scratch to develop an ID card that is "a real benefit to the citizen rather than being a... [21 Mar 2005]

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