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News The status of the national ID cards programme will be made available to the public following a ruling by the Information Tribunal. The ruling, made yesterday, supports the decision of the information commissioner,... [04 May 2007]
ID theft: Which banks do best?
News Out of 24 of the top financial institutions in the US, these three banks scored best in a test of their ability to prevent, detect and resolve ID theft, Javelin Strategy & Research said in its annual Banking Identity... [26 Sep 2006]
ID database will become national population register
News The government says the ID card database will become a national population register of basic personal information for the public sector to verify identity and has called for the development of a children's register as well. [19 Apr 2006]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News The UK's data protection watchdog has again hit out at the government's ID card scheme, claiming it is not compliant with data protection laws. Thomas cited the example of the UK's previous paper-based... [17 Nov 2004]
Deploying Mobile Web Services Using Liberty Alliance's Identity Web Services Framework (ID-WSF)
White Paper This white paper gives developers an overview of the Liberty Alliance's Identity Web Services Framework (ID-WSF) and discusses deployment strategies. The paper details solutions from Sun Microsystems and Nokia that... [20 Aug 2004]
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News The new Identity and Passport Service will spend £56m on setting up the controversial ID cards project this year. The IPS was created on 1 April, bringing together the Home Office ID cards programme and... [21 Apr 2006]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News Experts have warned the ID card scheme risks being derailed by mistakes in fingerprint matches. ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release ... [20 Jun 2008]
ID fraud reports rocket
News Financial information firm Experian was contacted by 2,124 new victims of ID fraud in the second half of 2006, a rise of 69 per cent on the same period in 2005. Experian said that while victims tend not do not bear the... [12 Apr 2007]
CIO Forum: 'ID cards are no worry,' says gov CIO
News John Suffolk, UK government CIO, has told attendees at the silicon.com CIO Forum that many of the concerns surrounding ID cards are unfounded. He added that biometrics is well established, and said there are larger... [26 Sep 2006]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News The national ID card database must not be used to turn the UK into a surveillance society, MPs have warned. The Home Affairs Committee report says the ID cards scheme should not become a "surveillance... [09 Jun 2008]
Cheat Sheet: ID cards
Cheat Sheet Didn't we used to have ID cards back in World War II? The new ID cards will cost £15 and will be issued alongside passports, which will double to £85. The UK last had a paper-based ID... [22 Nov 2004]
ID card project gets new boss
News The national ID card project has a new boss following a reshuffle of Home Office ministers. Recently a government tribunal ruled the status of the ID card programme will be made public after calls for a... [27 Jul 2007]
Official: ID cards project will fail
News Leaked emails from senior civil servants have revealed their fears that the ID cards project is heading for disaster. The NIR is the heart of the ID cards project. Foord also warned that plans for the... [10 Jul 2006]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News 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. Foreign... [10 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News 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 But the government still intends to force... [06 Mar 2008]
