38 posts tagged NO2ID
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Government security experts express concerns about ID Card scheme
http://aspsp.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ government-security-experts-express.htmlIn today’s Observer, it is revealed that the Government’s own security experts are worried about Labour’s plans to introduce mandatory ID cards. Here are some choice quotes: "In a potentially damaging revelation, which undermines claims that the scheme will enhance national security, the group has concluded that [ID cards] will be prone to corruption...
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ID cards scheme 'is open to fraud' (The Observer)
http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/ no2id/ 49735-id-cards-scheme-open-fraud-observe…ID cards scheme 'is open to fraud' Fingerprinting to be contracted to private firms A government-appointed panel of experts is warning that the new ID cards system will be open to fraud by the people running it.
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National Identity Scheme has no business case, government admits !!!!!
http://atoryblog.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ national-identity-scheme-has-no.htmlIan Grant of Computer weekly reports: The government has, for the first time, admitted publicly that it cannot justify its controversial £5.4bn National Identity Scheme in financial terms. The admission came from James Hall, chief executive of the Identity & Passport Service, in a response to
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Quite
http://www.longrider.co.uk/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 08/ quite/Quite Filed under: Civil Liberties, Political, Uncategorised — Longrider @ 09:05 am Damian Green But the time has come, Gordon. Put yourself and us out of this particular piece of misery. Scrap the ID cards scheme now. Indeed.
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Canterbury No2ID Awareness Gig
http://canterbury.no2id.net/ 2008/ 05/ 07/ canterbury-no2id-awareness-gig/Canterbury No2ID is hosting a gig at the Foundry, White Horse Lane, Canterbury on Thursday 15th May. Snuff Radio and Tau Ceti are playing in support of the No2ID Campaign. There will be sign-up sheets, information on the campaign, pledges to sign, a speaker and a warm up acoustic act.
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Leeds NO2ID to Host first Public meeting
http://yorkshireno2id.org/ 2008/ 05/ 02/ leeds-no2id-to-host-first-public-meetin…Leeds Student Union is teaming up with NO2ID to host a public meeting on Leeds University campus. Speakers will be addressing the ‘Identity Crisis’ we are facing as a result of the introduction of the National ID card scheme and the Database State.
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Mayor of London: Decisions, Decisions
http://questionthat.me.uk/ 2008/ 04/ mayor-of-london-decisions-decisions.htmlIt's a week to go until the London Mayoral and Assembly elections and... I still haven't made my mind up which way to vote for Mayor. The problem, as you may have anticipated, is that both of the main candidates are singularly unappealing, albeit for different reasons.
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Cashback Citizenry.
http://www.loudmouthman.com/ 2008/ 04/ 19/ cashback-citizenry/One of the political footballs being kicked around the media and debate-sphere is the UK National ID Card Scheme. Touted as the answer to reducing Terrorism, to curing minor forms of cancer and improving the National Health Service, this one stop identity card is the political panacea to all things wrong that might be fixed in the country.
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Leeds NO2ID meeting 17/04/08
http://yorkshireno2id.org/ 2008/ 04/ 18/ leeds-no2id-meeting-170408/Leeds NO2ID held a meeting last night. The Group decided that the second meeting of every month should be a more informal session. So meetings are now taking place on the first and third Thursday of every month at the Peanut Social Centre within the University building.
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£1,000 Offered for Jacqui Smith's Fingerprints
http://www.order-order.com/ 2008/ 04/ 1000-offered-for-jacqui-smiths.htmlclick to enlarge Guido previously offered dinner as a reward and now the good people at NO2ID and Privacy International are offering £1,000. Unlike them Guido won't ask you to donate the reward to charity. There are sommeliers waiting...