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India takes step on ID Card road
Blog India has taken a step towards provision of biometric ID Cards for all citizens. The Hindu mentioned the supposed benefits of this sort of scheme -- no need for multiple forms of ID, oh happy citizen, this will make your life much easier (and more...
[November 11, 2008, 12:18]
MCE Caller ID Client
Downloads With MCE Caller ID you can let your default PC, that has a connection to your telephone system, act as a server. Also with MCE Caller ID you'll see more than just the telephone number of the person who ?
[October 11, 2005, 19:51]
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Talkback ID cards, CCTV cameras everywhere, RFID, facial recognition, RIP act, the loss of right to trial by jury. Where is it all going to end? Nowhere good I think.
[November 17, 2003, 12:51]
Manchester rollout for first public ID cards
News Manchester will be the first place in the UK where the public can apply for an ID card. I have come across very few people who see the benefits of [ID cards] and even fewer people who will choose to spend money on ID cards at a time when the...
[May 6, 2009, 11:32]
10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
Talkback I'd be delighted to volenteer to trial the new id cards. Please let me know how I can become part of this group.
[April 26, 2004, 21:44]
UK ID cards are NOT supported by public
Talkback This is propaganda for sure, no one I know supports the UK version or US version of the ID cards. The government want ID cards in everyones wallets before they break the worst of the news to you. The problem is though that the government are clever...
[March 10, 2008, 13:23]
ID cards unveiled in Queen's Speech
Talkback What about inserting an ID under the skin like they do for dogs ( just kidding). What is a facial scan? You know that people have facial reconstructive surgeries and face lifts more frequently now! What could not be changed beyond eyes which can...
[November 23, 2004, 19:27]
10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
Talkback I will refuse to use an ID card on principal , this is a direct threat to civil liberties (branding the cattle only benefits the farmer) but I am amazed at the number of lemmings ready to give up their rights willingly.
[December 3, 2004, 12:15]
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Talkback The card is a huge success, althogh the id card will be on a larger scale I don't see it causing too many problems to implement. I have been instrumental in the homeoffice implementing the ARC asylum seekers fingerprint smart card.
[November 19, 2003, 5:52]
Why not use these as the ID card testbed?
Talkback As they all have ID cards and most need replacing it would make sense that these are used as a testbed for the all emcompassing ID card system. The government maltreats our armed forces enough anyway.
[March 14, 2008, 11:04]
New technology 'making ID theft easier'
News Chip and PIN technology and ID cards will make it easier for criminals to engage in fraud and identity theft instead of tackling the problem, according to a leading criminologist. Criminals would also find ways around biometric ID cards by...
[September 6, 2005, 9:10]
First UK ID Card unveiled
Blog Comment I've heard that the new ID cards are causing a bit of a stir. First Brussels wanted to take over a bit of our country by getting us to join the EU and now Spain wants a bit of our ID cards. Apparently the one for the British people only has the...
[September 26, 2008, 11:18]
10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
Talkback ID cards long overdue. I would like to volunteer for pilot scheme, can anyone tell me how.
[June 27, 2005, 1:21]
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Talkback Regardless of the (unevaluated) effectiveness of a national ID system in reducing crime, illegal immigration, terrorism etc the implementation has not been thought through. Unless the police carry biometric or other scanners, all that an ID card...
[November 19, 2003, 11:27]
Don't let up in ID card battle
Leader The pictures of Charles Clarke holding his own ID card highlight the irony: you don't need a national database to identify a perpetrator at the scene of a crime. It is nearly impossible to enumerate those who oppose ID cards: Liberty, the BMA, the...
[October 20, 2005, 14:35]
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Talkback I was wondering who would be administrating this database and the input of legitmate cards/ID's on the system. Computers don't really have problems it's the people that design them, make them, maintain them and Replace them that have problems.
[November 19, 2003, 15:40]
Full biometric ID scheme to reach the UK 'by 2009'
News E-passports with facial biometrics along with ID cards are set to hit the UK early next year and the Government also plans to include fingerprints in both by 2009, it was revealed at Biometrics 2005 in London on Thursday.
[October 20, 2005, 17:40]
Survey gives thumbs-up to ID cards
Talkback ID cards spell the end of liberty in the UK, as they open every individual to tracking and persecution by any future liess consensual UK government body. Every terrorist in Madrid carried an ID card. I would cheerfully pay £2500 to opt out, but...
[April 27, 2004, 16:56]
Government seeks IT industry feedback over ID cards
News The government's ID cards programme has started a "market sounding" exercise in order to get the views of the IT industry on design of key systems. In a written statement to parliament, Home Office minister Tom McNulty said that the programme is...
[October 21, 2005, 15:10]
ID cards: Cost of scheme set-up rises 37 percent
News The report said the production and delivery of ID cards and passports would represent 40 percent of the project's costs. The cost of setting up the National Identity Scheme has risen by more than a third, as the Identity and Passport Service...
[May 8, 2008, 8:29]
