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Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo These details can then be checked against copies of that information held in a central database called the National Identity Register (NIR). Part of the act allows the government to designate an official document, such... [30 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News The NBIS is used for biometric passports and for the National Identity Register (NIR), which will be used in issuing ID cards under the government scheme. IBM's contract to supply technology for ID cards will last seven... [13 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment While it would be foolish to claim any system is 100 per cent secure, Vernon said, she claims that the security of people's personal and biometric details will be protected by the fact that the National Identity Register... [10 Jul 2009]
The A to Z of ID cards
News This would mean that anyone applying for a passport or driving licence would have their biometric and personal information logged on the NIR. In 2005 outgoing information commissioner Richard Thomas said the extent of... [15 Apr 2009]
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News Cards will only be checked against biometric details on the National Identity Register (NIR) in a "minority of cases" according to Home Office documents, prompting accusations it has been relegated to a "flash and go" card. [07 Nov 2008]
ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'
News Under the Identity Card Act 2006 the Home Secretary can "designate documents" that will require anybody applying for them to be placed on the National Identity Register (NIR), the backbone of the ID card scheme. [21 Oct 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News The defence contractor will design, build, test and operate an early version of the National Identity Register (NIR) and ID card application system for airport workers, which will go live from the second half of 2009. [04 Aug 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment And if you don't believe that, look at the number of failed attempts to bring in longer detention for suspected terrorists, they will keep hammering away at that until the next election so don't expect them to drop the... [17 Apr 2008]
ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office
News But a Home Office spokesman told silicon.com: "Systems will be put in place to ensure that one person couldn't either change information on the NIR (National Identity Register) or could break down the security measures... [25 Oct 2007]
ID cards: "A disaster waiting to happen"
News James Hall, Identity and Passport Service (IPS) CEO, said in an online webchat on the Downing Street website that most uses of the ID card will probably not involve accessing the National Identity Register (NIR) and... [09 Mar 2007]
Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief
News But James Hall, CEO of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), said in an online webchat on the Downing Street website that most uses of the ID card will probably not involve accessing the NIR and would therefore not... [06 Mar 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in the public sector
News Concerns about the NIR - the heart of the project - have been growing throughout the year, with Liberal Democrats warning that it would be a juicy target for hackers looking to steal identities. But people who opt out... [21 Dec 2006]
ID card mega-database ditched
News The National Identity Register (NIR) was to be the giant database at the heart of the project, holding personal identity information and biometric data for everyone enrolled in the scheme. But now three existing systems... [19 Dec 2006]
Blair slams ID cards critics
News Blair said the National Identity Register (NIR) and biometric ID cards will also tackle identity theft and make it easier for people to prove their identity when opening bank accounts and applying for mortgages and the... [07 Nov 2006]
IT vendors fear being linked with ID cards scheme
News The leaked document said the 15 companies that responded to the consultation might not bid for any of the contracts to build the cards and the National Identity Register (NIR) because of the potential damage to their... [24 Jul 2006]
