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Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News Changing the Linux licence would not prevent online payments systems that record user data, Stallman added, because the government could change the copyright laws or use non-free software. Stallman is president of the... [10 Jun 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Instead they can opt to just use their existing forms of ID - passport and driving licence. Of course the government is bravely attempting to position this revised timetable for the controversial £5.6bn... [07 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Naked CIO, silver skills and ID card anger…
Comment First, why do I need a biometric passport, photo driving licence and an ID card, each of which I have to pay for separately? They target relatively small (compared to the total... [14 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment The base data is very limited, of necessity (and OS licence costs of course) and there should be a health warning. All these systems ID card, benefit lie detectors, airport iris... [07 Sep 2007]
US Senate reins in ID card project
News It says that "no driver's licence or state identity card may be accepted if it does not comply with the Real ID Act". The US Senate took a preliminary step on Wednesday toward reining in... [28 Jun 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.11.06
Round-Up Well research out this week suggests jobs in IT are pretty much a licence to print money these days. Searching through the rubbish can provide the person with all that they need to steal an identity but forging an... [10 Nov 2006]
Leader: Don't be fooled by Blair's "cardboard" ID compromise
Leader Even if these cardboard compromises go through, you'll still be forced to be registered or forgo your passport, in all likelihood your driving licence and potentially - if you are a teacher, nurse or care worker - your job. [10 Feb 2006]
Former US spy slams UK's ID card plans
News The US Real ID legislation was railroaded through Congress on the back of a budget bill, with virtually no debate or consultation, and all states must now have a standard driving licence by 2008. Bill... [23 Jan 2006]
Apple under fire for 'harvesting iTunes user-data'
News As of Thursday morning, the licence agreements distributed with iTunes did not disclose the exchange of any data tied to song information or users' personal accounts. Because iTunes users typically sign up for the music... [13 Jan 2006]
ID cards could wear out too quickly
News The unit costs of the standard hardware and software for the National Identity Register appear reasonable but the number of enterprise-scale servers required is more uncertain, the report said, recommending that more detailed discussions... [09 Nov 2005]
Indian call centre hit by ID breach claims
News The kind of details they provided was alarming - not just the names and addresses of Australian customers but also their telephone numbers, birth certificate details, Medicare numbers, driver's licence numbers [and] ATM... [17 Aug 2005]
BT plans passport checks to slash ID fraud
News BT is planning to be one of the first internet service providers to perform passport and driving licence identity checks for users of online banking and retail services. Capital One [the credit card... [03 Jun 2005]
CIO Jury: IT leaders slam national ID card plans
News Victor Kemeney, IT director at William Hill, said: "This will be an over-complex, over-budget project delivered late that will not be adopted as it fails to consider commercial requirements - a single piece of plastic as a bank... [27 May 2005]
US moves closer to electronic ID cards
News The group warned that it would "empower the federal government to determine who can get a driver's licence - and under what conditions. The Bush administration threw its weight behind the Real ID Act,... [11 Feb 2005]
Leader: UK ID cards - devil is in the detail
Leader Indeed, some have - the ID card will now be a standalone compulsory biometric ID card rather than being included on the passport or driving licence, a... [27 Oct 2004]
