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Blunkett: Use technology to try McKinnon

...in the US via video link to the UK, former home secretary David Blunkett has urged. The US and the UK should agree terms whereby... Read more

30 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

UK: There should be no 'safe havens' for cybercriminals

...potential for attacks to disrupt continuity in business" said former home secretary David Blunkett, who chairs Icspa. "We need to make sure Britain is best... Read more

6 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

ID cards: Why they were destined to fail

...up of the card among the British public was less than overwhelming. David Blunkett was Home Secretary when an early version of the UK national... Read more

8 June, 2010 by Nick Heath

Cameron raises extradition treaty in Obama talks

...spokeswoman. The treaty, which was rushed into place by then-home secretary David Blunkett in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World... Read more

15 March, 2012

Police launch £75m national database

...delivered the PND on time. However, in 2004, when then home secretary David Blunkett responded to Bichard's report by announcing Impact, an inter-force... Read more

22 June, 2011 by David Meyer

From the iPad to ID cards: 2010's quotes of the year

...never to intrude on people's privacy at all" - Former Home Secretary David Blunkett on what went wrong with the ID cards project in an... Read more

23 December, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

McKinnon waits in limbo for health expert

...chief medical officer might make a decision. In November, former home secretary David Blunkett urged that McKinnon be tried in the US via video link... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Ben Woods

ID cards, identity register abolished within 100 days

...identity cards since they were first floated by the then-home secretary David Blunkett in the aftermath of 9/11. More than 5.4 million... Read more

28 May, 2010 by Kable

Photos: Tech's highs and lows in 2010

...one of the architects of the ID cards project, former Home Secretary David Blunkett told silicon.com that the project had become sidetracked because "we... Read more

5 January, 2011 by Nick Heath
Blunkett on the 'massive drop' in ID card confidence

Blunkett on the 'massive drop' in ID card confidence

David Blunkett, one of the architects and chief proponents of ID cards, tells... Read more

5 May, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Blunkett: UK losing faith in ID cards

MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been... Read more

1 May, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm

Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm

At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked... Read more

29 April, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Beware Olympic cybercrime chaos, says Blunkett

Beware Olympic cybercrime chaos, says Blunkett

Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of an internet attack on the 2012 Olympics, in... Read more

28 April, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Blunkett warns of broadband fallout

Blunkett warns of broadband fallout

...should be prepared to face more cyberthreats, according to former home secretary David Blunkett, speaking to ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 event in... Read more

1 May, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Blunkett: Digital Britain will increase security risks

Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of increased security risks around universal UK broadband access... Read more

28 April, 2009 by Tom Espiner

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