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Story: ID cards 'very much on the political agenda'

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1). There has been limited and obfuscated public debate (the original proposal was for 'Entitlement Cards', remember?)

2). Nobody has told me how these are supposed to stop terrorists? Especially if this is their first criminal act, as it was for some of the September 11th attackers.

3). It's going to be massively expensive, and everyone but the vendors seems to believe that the technical hurdles are huge.

4). It would be cheaper to tighten up business processes than try a silver bullet. What use is an ID card if you're fast tracking fraudulent immigration applications?

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