blunkett in news
RSS blunkett in newsAgenda Setters 2005: Where are they now... David Blunkett
News Today we catch up with the former Home Secretary, David Blunkett, who's had quite a year. Step forward David Blunkett, the former UK Home Secretary. Blunkett attracted widespread criticism and controversy for his UK biometric ID card scheme but it... [14 Sep 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: A new silicon.com campaign
News The stated aims have changed many times since it was first touted as an 'entitlement' card by David Blunkett. silicon.com is today launching a campaign to lobby the government for greater transparency over the £5.8bn Identity Cards Bill and to... [06 Jun 2005]
ID cards - all our latest coverage
News Worrying questions are still unanswered about Blunkett's controversial plans. The UK government's reintroduction of legislation for a national identity card is perhaps the biggest IT story of the week. [26 May 2005]
ID card Bill 'is a threat to human rights'
News Given that Home Secretary David Blunkett previously pronounced the Bill was compatible with the Convention, but without given any further explanation to justify the assumption, the report says: "We consider the absence of such explanation to be... [03 Feb 2005]
What do Carol Vorderman and David Blunkett have in common?
News They are the offices of the All Party Internet Group, former e-commerce minister Stephen Timms, communications regulator Ofcom, the not-for-profit European Internet organisation RIPE and David Blunkett, who has just resigned as Home Secretary... [23 Dec 2004]
ID card opposition crumbles
News New Home Secretary Charles Clarke continued the hard line of his predecessor David Blunkett and dismissed the "Big Brother" claims of opponents of the scheme. Opposition to the government's ID card scheme was ruthlessly swept aside in the first... [21 Dec 2004]
Civil Service deletes millions of emails
News The move could make it tougher for independent inquiries, such as the recent David Blunkett enquiry or the Hutton report, to look into government records. The Cabinet Office denied on Monday that millions of emails are being deleted in response to... [20 Dec 2004]
ID card champion Blunkett resigns over visa row
News David Blunkett has resigned after it emerged a visa for his ex-lover's nanny had been fast-tracked. It will be a bitter blow for Blunkett, ranked as a silicon.com high-tech Agenda Setter this year, who has fought doggedly against the opponents of... [16 Dec 2004]
Glastonbury goers to get chipped photo ID cards?
News Home Secretary David Blunkett isn't the only one who fancies getting people to sign up for ID cards - founder of the Glastonbury music festival, Michael Eavis, quite likes the idea too. Glastonbury has repeatedly suffered from touts selling on... [25 Nov 2004]
Queen gives ID cards and a UK 'FBI' the green light
News There are still a number of issues which have the potential to derail David Blunkett's plans to tackle crime and terrorism," he said in a statement. Legislation for national ID cards and the UK's version of the FBI were the key planks of the Queen... [23 Nov 2004]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News Thomas also hit out at Home Secretary David Blunkett's claim that store loyalty cards present a bigger privacy threat to individuals than ID cards. The UK's data protection watchdog has again hit out at the government's ID card scheme, claiming it... [17 Nov 2004]
Blunkett: Loyalty cards bigger threat than ID cards
News Home Secretary David Blunkett claimed store loyalty cards present a bigger threat to privacy than the government's ID card scheme and told opponents of the controversial project to "get real" about 'Big Brother' surveillance accusations. [17 Nov 2004]
Biometrics: 'People don't mind them'
News The use of biometrics has been a focal point of UK Home Secretary David Blunkett's plans to roll out compulsory ID cards. Biometrics are becoming an accepted form of identification for the general public, according to a recent survey commissioned... [10 Nov 2004]
Jobs trumps Torvalds in 'popular vote'
News David Blunkett In a week of headline grabbing election revelations Apple boss Steve Jobs and Linux guru Linus Torvalds have dominated the silicon.com reader vote on the back of this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters poll. [04 Nov 2004]
DVLA databases only "40 per cent" accurate
News Home Secretary David Blunkett has just announced £15m of funding to extend the ANPR project nationwide after the 'Laser 2' trial led to 13,000 arrests and the seizure of £8m-worth of drugs and property. [03 Nov 2004]
