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Blunkett: UK losing faith in ID cards
News MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been a "massive drop" in public confidence in ID cards. Five years ago, most UK residents were in favour of the proposed cards, but this popular support has waned...
[May 1, 2009, 17:08]
A Year Ago: Blunkett talks money at BETT
News Secretary of State for Education and Employment, David Blunkett, was at pains today to stress the extra funding that the government is investing in IT for schools. IT will for hundreds of thousands of teachers mean in-service programmes - to which...
[January 14, 1999, 5:13]
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm
Video At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked to the Olympics could have serious repercussions for Britain.
[April 29, 2009, 9:14]
Blunkett challenges IT education 'stranglehold'
News David Blunkett, who among other Cabinet posts was education and employment secretary from 1997 to 2001, told the Bett exhibition and conference in London that ensuring new technology bridges the digital divide will "involve changing procurement...
[January 16, 2009, 7:27]
Blunkett announces five million pounds for laptops
News David Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education & Employment today announced that five million pounds will be allocated for the providing laptop computers to schools. Blunkett ws speaking at the BETT show at London's Olympia, which he was...
[January 14, 1998, 11:02]
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm
News At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked to the Olympics could have serious repercussions for Britain.
[April 29, 2009, 14:40]
Blunkett: Digital Britain will increase security risks
News Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of increased security risks around universal UK broadband access. Speaking to ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity 2009 conference on Tuesday, Blunkett claimed the extension of broadband availability to every...
[April 28, 2009, 17:15]
Blunkett on the 'massive drop' in ID card confidence
News David Blunkett, one of the architects and chief proponents of ID cards, tells ZDNet UK why there has been a marked decline in public confidence in ID cards over the past two years.
[May 5, 2009, 15:41]
Blunkett calls for European DNA database of suspects
News Home Secretary David Blunkett is calling for the creation of an EU-wide DNA database of criminals and terror suspects to aid the government's war on terror. Blunkett is meeting representatives from the 'G5' nations of France, Germany, Italy and...
[July 6, 2004, 11:15]
Blunkett warns of broadband fallout
Video As the government promise of "broadband for all" plays out, and broadband becomes more ubiquitous, the UK should be prepared to face more cyberthreats, according to former home secretary David Blunkett, speaking to ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity...
[May 1, 2009, 15:30]
Beware Olympic cybercrime chaos, says Blunkett
News Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of an internet attack on the 2012 Olympics, in a speech to delegates at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference in London on Tuesday. The ability to link these attacks together would lead to no...
[April 28, 2009, 14:26]
Blunkett talks money at BETT
News IT will for hundreds of thousands of teachers mean in-service programmes - to which the private and public sector can assist us in delivering.said Blunkett. A full report on David Blunkett's BETT speech is now live on the ZDNet Education Channel.
[January 14, 1998, 15:37]
Blunkett hands out BETT Awards
News Commenting on the fact that both BT and the Cable Industry Association picked up an award, Blunkett joked: "Now that's what I call diplomacy". The awards are sponsored by Educational Computing and Technology Magazine and BESA, and were presented at...
[January 15, 1998, 12:13]
Blunkett on the 'massive drop' in ID card confidence
Video David Blunkett, one of the architects and chief proponents of ID cards, tells ZDNet UK why there has been a marked decline in public confidence in ID cards over the past two years.
[May 5, 2009, 15:22]
Children's charities pressure Blunkett over Net safety
News More than 50,000 NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) campaigners will be bombarding the Home Secretary David Blunkett with postcards this week, pressurising the government into sticking to its election manifesto...
[August 1, 2001, 16:38]
Blunkett warns of broadband fallout
News As the government promise of "broadband for all" plays out, and broadband becomes more ubiquitous, the UK should be prepared to face more cyberthreats, according to former home secretary David Blunkett, speaking to ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity...
[May 1, 2009, 15:33]
Blunkett challenges IT education 'stranglehold'
Talkback When you get "locked in" to one supplier, then that supplier calls the shots, and control is taken out of procurements hands. You wind up with a huge bill, constant upgrades, and bloated, low quality software that is constantly bombarded with all...
[January 19, 2009, 13:03]
Blunkett and Olympis security...
Talkback Did he mention the bit about being a director of one of the firms who stand to profit hugely from security technology? The government has plundered the Lottery for a project which will only benefit London, and is already wildly over budget.
[April 30, 2009, 11:34]
Government withdraws surveillance plan
News Home secretary David Blunkett has withdrawn a controversial addition to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) following a week of criticism from civil liberties groups and MPs of both parties.
[June 18, 2002, 15:33]
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Talkback I just love Blunkett's assertion that these cards would prevent identity theft. At precisely which point in the process would Mr Blunkett propose my id card is checked? I've just received a new credit card.
[November 13, 2003, 12:41]
