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ID Card Security Questioned
News A former Ministry of Defence (MoD) information security specialist has warned Tony Blair that the proposed national ID cards register is not a safe system. So the question is not whether we have a national register identity — we have had so for...
[February 15, 2006, 14:10]
ID Card Database Plans Expand
News The government says the ID card database will become a national population register of basic personal information for the public sector to verify identity and has called for the development of a children's register as well.
[April 19, 2006, 15:45]
Home Office Proclaims Security Of ID Cards Scheme
News The National Identity Register will have tight access controls, stringent security and no risk of "discs flying around", MPs have been told. From the point of view of the National Identity Register, there would not be discs flying around in that way.
[February 27, 2008, 13:34]
Passport Chief Comments On ID Card Security
Blog James Hall, the new CEO of the UK Identity and Passport service, has just said in a web chat that the National Identity Register will be part of the national critical infrastructure and be "securely accredited".
[November 14, 2006, 16:31]
ID Card Bill Savaged By The Lords, Again
News The House of Lords has dealt another blow to the government's ID cards bill by voting against making it compulsory for people to have their biometric details included on the National Identity Register (NIR) when they apply for a new passport.
[January 24, 2006, 17:00]
Police Chief Criticises ID Cards Scheme
News Colin Langham-Fitt, acting chief constable of Suffolk Constabulary, slammed the proposed National Identity Register as creating a massive security threat. For shared services and combined contact centres, and, for example, the ability of a citizen...
[May 15, 2007, 18:01]
ID Scheme Undermined By Poor-quality Fingerprints
News As part of the NIS, the government intends to enter the personal details, including fingerprints, of every person in the UK, into a National Identity Register. The register is supposed to provide a 'gold standard' for identity authentication.
[July 11, 2008, 16:39]
ID Cards: Data-protection Minister Calls For Review
News But Wills admitted the breach now raises questions about the security of the government's National Identity Register and biometric ID cards. Wills said: "I think we are obviously going to have to look at the National Identity Register again in the...
[November 28, 2007, 8:07]
Home Secretary Admonishes Lords Over ID Cards
News On Tuesday MPs again voted against a Lords compromise amendment to the ID cards bill that would have made it voluntary for people to register for a card and put their biometric details on the national identity database until 2011.
[March 22, 2006, 14:55]
Government Hints At ID Card Security
News Our intention is that the National Identity Register will form part of the critical national infrastructure of the UK and will therefore be security accredited to the highest standard, in common with existing highly secure databases," said Hall.
[November 15, 2006, 13:10]
ID Cards Chief Dismisses U-turn Claims
News But UK businesses remain critical, with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) fearing that companies could be liable if they provide inaccurate information to the National Identity Register and expressing unease over the security of the data...
[March 11, 2008, 8:02]
Government Data Sharing May Harm Public Trust
News Speaking on Thursday at a Eurim event addressing social-inclusion issues, he said that schemes such as the National Identity Register — on which the government plans to hold the personal data of every UK citizen — could lead to an over-intrusive...
[November 9, 2007, 14:27]
ID Card Compromise Reached In Parliament
News The amendments mean that until 2010 those renewing passports will be able to opt out of receiving an ID card but will still have their biometric and other personal details entered into the National Identity Register - the database which ID card...
[March 30, 2006, 17:30]
Lib Dems Criticise Gov't Over Latest Data Losses
News Huhne said the proposed National Identity Register behind the ID cards scheme could not be adequately administrated by the government. Given that ministers continue to lurch from one data fiasco to another, it is hard to believe that they can be...
[June 19, 2008, 8:05]
Unisys Defends ID Cards Scheme
News The report also revealed that the government had no clear data-management standards for the National Identity Register, the proposed database that, according to the government, will hold all UK citizens' identity details securely.
[May 12, 2008, 11:13]
ID Cards Chief Casts Doubt On Scheme Security
News However, Hall went on to say that the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), which will administer the scheme, was developing a "robust regime" of security for the proposed National Identity Register that includes putting in place information...
[July 4, 2008, 12:07]
Schneier: ID Cards Will Worsen ID Theft
News An opt-out will be available until 2010, although citizens will still have their biometric and other personal details entered into the National Identity Register. Erroll also said that the proposed national identity register would be a prime target...
[April 27, 2006, 12:50]
ID Cards 'alarm' Information Commissioner
News Thomas heavily criticised the proposals covering cards and an identity register at a home affairs select committee hearing. The introduction of such a register is beginning to represent a sea change between the state and every individual in this...
[June 9, 2004, 13:55]
Employers Say ID-card Plans 'too Vague'
News The scheme will be based on a national identity register, holding information on all the UK's 60 million citizens, including their address, date of birth and biometric details. Responding to the Home Office's consultation on the ID plans, the CBI...
[August 13, 2004, 14:35]
IT Firms Told To Flock To ID Card Project
News On Monday, MPs voted in favour of a proposal that anyone applying for or renewing a passport from 2008 will be required to apply for an ID card and have their biometric details added to a national identity register.
[February 15, 2006, 13:30]
