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ID cards to be mandatory in U.K. by 2010

March 30, 2006 U.K. lawmakers reach compromise on bill, extend controversial requirement for those renewing passports by two years. TAGS: ID card, passport, proposal, U.K.

Do we need a national ID card?

May 23, 2006 There's something wrong when data brokers know more about you than the cops know about felons, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, felon, passport, U.K., citizen, mean, database, U.S., security

Compulsory ID cards for U.K. citizens

February 14, 2006 All will be required to register within five years. Critics warn U.K. is "sleepwalking towards a surveillance state." TAGS: ID card, amendment, passport, citizen, U.K., vote, government

Politicians: Clueless on technology?

October 27, 2006 U.K. lawmakers and privacy activists weigh in on the lack of tech knowledge among politicians and its effect on government IT projects. TAGS: ID card, technology issue, politician, scheme, government, information system, secure, U.K., France, advisor, information technology, conference

U.K. ditches ID card megadatabase

December 20, 2006 Info on separate systems will be shared rather than consolidated. Biometrics system based on iris scanning shelved. TAGS: ID card, biometrics, PKI, U.K.

Keeping tabs on citizens

April 20, 2006 As the U.K. government looks to set up a national registry of adults, some in the U.S. are warning of the dangers of a national ID system. TAGS: ID card, RFID, RFID chip, driver's license, New Hampshire, U.K., database, U.S.

Britain to use ID card database as national register

April 19, 2006 Public agencies will be able to use personal information submitted to database as part of compulsory ID card scheme. TAGS: ID card, personal information, Britain, database, agency, U.K.

U.K.'s Home Office admits to database breaches

August 31, 2006 The government agency says four of five incidents involved members of staff accessing databases for unauthorized purposes. TAGS: security breach, spokesman, ID card, database, security, U.K.
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