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Government plays for time over ID cards

...to disclose the result of its public consultation on the introduction of entitlement cards, even though the process closed over five months ago, it has... Read more

19 June, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

ID card row hits new low

...fate of almost 6,000 responses to last year's consultation on entitlement cards. The missing responses were submitted via the Internet or by telephone... Read more

5 June, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Government may ignore ID card opposition

...consultation process. Last year, the government announced that it was considering introducing entitlement cards that would contain personal information and possibly also biometric data and... Read more

30 May, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Privacy International cries foul over ID cards

...on Thursday against the government over its handling of the consultation into entitlement cards. Privacy International claims that the Home Office has breached several key... Read more

30 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Government denies ID card climbdown

...might be preparing for an embarrassing u-turn on the issue of entitlement cards have been firmly rejected by Home Office officials. Speaking on Thursday... Read more

24 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

ID cards: Do benefits outweigh risks?

...in July 2002 the UK government launched a six-month consultation into entitlement cards, which it claims could help combat fraud and identity theft, and... Read more

23 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Survey gives thumbs-up to ID cards

...out of five UK citizens are in favour of the introduction of entitlement cards, including the use of biometrics, according to a survey published on... Read more

30 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Opposition grows in ID card debate

...in July 2002 the UK government launched a six-month consultation into entitlement cards, which it claims could help combat fraud and identity theft, and... Read more

15 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

ID Cards: The full story

...sent emails via Stand's Web site that opposed the introduction of entitlement cards, but the final result of the consultation hasn't yet been... Read more

13 November, 2003 by ZDNet UK

Government ignores Web opposition over ID cards

...people had registered their opposition to the introduction of ID cards -- or entitlement cards, as those in authority called them at the time. This volume... Read more

12 November, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Government wants your view on smart cards

...Last year, the Home Office launched a consultation on the introduction of entitlement cards, which could be required for accessing government services. Thousands of people... Read more

31 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Pick a card, just not any card

...as they made their appearance, a process that is now heading towards Entitlement Cards -- the government's unthreatening name for a universal ID card. I... Read more

20 January, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

ID theft - very 21st century, very serious

...one of the most valuable things we have. The big debate on entitlement cards isn't just about civil liberties and streamlining services - when push... Read more

26 February, 2003 by silicon.com staff

National ID card plan slammed

...this summer. The ID card plan is a follow-on from the entitlement cards that asylum seekers must carry at all times to prove their... Read more

15 May, 2002 by Heather McLean

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