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News Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling poured scorn on the idea that a voluntary card would be any use in combating crime and terrorism. On Wednesday MPs will vote on secondary legislation under the... [07 Jul 2009]
ID cards: 'A project nobody wants and the nation can't afford'
News The Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary, Chris Huhne, said that the "expensive and intrusive plans should be ditched now" with the money being spent on something that could actually fight crime and terrorism such as... [01 Jul 2009]
Tech workers ignite Indian elections
Comment He is concerned about issues such as price rises, terrorism and the lack of infrastructure. Vandana Prasad, a 29-year-old team leader at the Bangalore-based outsourcing arm of HP, recently got herself a voter... [21 Apr 2009]
Home Office to widen ID card grasp?
News ID cards help protect against identity fraud, illegal working and immigration, crime and terrorism, and those trying to abuse positions of trust," said a Home Office spokesperson. Under the proposed... [13 Feb 2009]
Inbox: Brits baying for blood over ID
Comment So get ready for more "it's to stop crime/terrorism/stealing from you/harm to the kiddies" fear making announcements from the Home Secretary designed to stop you trusting anyone but the government. Thus solving the twin... [24 Nov 2008]
ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't
News The Sunday Mirror also reported that the prime minister plans to scrap the scheme altogether, due to cost and the advice that ID cards will be ineffectual against threats such as terrorism. If the... [06 Nov 2007]
ID cards: "A disaster waiting to happen"
News One reader said if ID cards are being pushed as the solution to combat terrorism and crime then he does not understand how the government will do this if there isn't a paper trail recording an... [09 Mar 2007]
Leader: Are e-petitions good for democracy?
Leader In it Blair argues ID cards will help secure the UK's borders and tackle fraud, crime and terrorism. If you've been involved in the fierce debate on the government's controversial road-charging plans or... [20 Feb 2007]
Decade of ID cards to cost £5.4bn, says government
News Byrne claimed the cards will be a "powerful tool to combat identity fraud which underpins organised crime, terrorism and abuse of the immigration system". From 2010, anyone applying for or replacing a passport must also... [10 Oct 2006]
Leader: Why public support for ID cards is falling
Leader The government's line that ID cards will help tackle terrorism, ID fraud, illegal immigration and just about every one of society's ills simply no longer washes with the general public.... [13 Mar 2006]
Lords block ID cards again
News Defending the compulsion measure, Home Office minister Baroness Scotland of Asthal said it is "essential" not to allow people to opt out of the national identity register in order for the scheme to deliver its stated benefits of fighting... [07 Mar 2006]
ID cards 'could make identity fraud worse'
News Instead of playing on people's fears about ID fraud the government should take the £15bn the ID card system would cost and spend it on effective measures that will actually reduce fraud... [03 Feb 2006]
Lords reject web control plans
News Another government tech policy has been defeated by the House of Lords, with peers rejecting plans to give police more power over terrorism-related content on websites. The government's original plans would have allowed... [02 Feb 2006]
ID cards will be "snooper's paradise" say critics
News A leading peer tasked with reviewing the government's anti-terrorism laws has also backtracked on his initial support for ID cards, now saying they will be of "limited value" in fighting... [30 Jan 2006]
Former US spy slams UK's ID card plans
News In an interview with silicon.com in London last week, just after the House of Lords blocked the UK's ID cards legislation, Scannell warned that a national ID card scheme would do little... [23 Jan 2006]
