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RSS terrorism idLabour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling poured scorn on the idea that a voluntary card would be any use in combating crime and terrorism. The government has defended itself against fresh calls to drop its troubled... [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. The Home Office has... [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]
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Comment Organised crime is very wealthy and utterly unscrupulous where large gains are to be made or terrorism is to be advanced. ID cards rocketing costs ID cards to cost more than £5.6bn... [15 Nov 2007]
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. The... [06 Nov 2007]
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Comment As we saw with yesterday's announcments on phone records, this government wants to track and record every aspect of our lives, and hand it out to almost anyone who asks, all in the name of anti-terrorism and anti-crime. [04 Oct 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: ID cards face identity crisis
Leader As one by one the political justifications for ID cards - such as terrorism and identity fraud - fall by the wayside, and as the government seems stumped by the technical difficulties of the project, it... [10 Jul 2006]
Tech must not invade privacy, says EU data protection head
News Home Secretary Charles Clarke in particular championed the need for more invasive data retention laws, saying the directive was necessary in order to prevent terrorism. Hustinx also has his reservations about biometrics,... [07 Apr 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]
