forgery in news
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News The card itself will be protected against forgery by a number of security features. Opponents of ID cards have renewed their attacks on the scheme, claiming security is being watered down even as the cost of the cards... [07 Nov 2008]
Ad gurus called in to help ID cards
News F is for Forgery The Home Office has enlisted the help of advertising agency M&C Saatchi to promote the national ID card scheme. Adverstising gurus will be employed to spread the word about the first wave of the scheme,... [09 Sep 2008]
Google open sources web 2.0 security
News The tool has been used at Google for unearthing problems such as cross-site script inclusion threats, insufficient cross-site request forgery defences, caching issues, cross-site scripting candidates, potentially unsafe... [14 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News F is for Forgery Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn... [09 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News F is for Forgery The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has scaled back plans to upgrade its electronic passport system. Millions had been spent on the Electronic Passport Application (EPA2) project upgrade. [02 Jul 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News F is for Forgery The High Court has quashed a ruling that a review of the ID card scheme should be published. Judge Stanley Burnton overturned the decision by the Information Tribunal that the ID card gateway reviews... [14 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News F is for Forgery The UK's ID card scheme has helped fuel a 2,000 per cent hike in the cost of Home Office consultants - taking the bill up to £147m last year. Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m in... [11 Apr 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News F is for Forgery The head of Britain's ID cards project and national identity database has defended the government's revised ID card plans in the face of allegations of a u-turn after the project was scaled back. [10 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News F is for Forgery A government u-turn has ditched plans to force people to get a biometric ID card when they renew or apply for a passport. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards A is for Act B is for Biometrics [06 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News F is for Forgery The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you... [26 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News F is for Forgery Airport workers are calling for consultation over plans to make them first in line for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know... [20 Feb 2008]
ID cards? One in four says no!
News F is for Forgery Support for the UK's national ID card programme continues to plummet as one quarter of people say they are strongly opposed to the scheme. According to the ICM poll, 25 per cent of those surveyed thought... [06 Feb 2008]
ID cards: What's the latest?
News F is for Forgery Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? The project has never been far from the pages of silicon.com - so here's the pick of our coverage on the government's biometric... [29 Jan 2008]
Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards
News F is for Forgery Two major IT suppliers have pulled out of the bidding for lucrative contracts to build the systems underpinning the UK's national biometric ID card project. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [25 Jan 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News F is for Forgery Students have launched a stinging attack on UK government proposals to make young people "guinea pigs" for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you... [24 Jan 2008]