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ID card scheme is fundamentally flawed and should be shelved(22/07/2009)
TSSI Systems says it is not enough for the home secretary to only scrap plans to make ID cards compulsory, the whole scheme should go. “The scheme has been ill conceived from the start. Apart from the outrageous costs, people’s privacy is still at risk,” said John Barker, General Manager, TSSI Systems Ltd. “The scheme has already cost up to £200 million of tax payers money and is predicted to cost over £4.9 billion in the next 10 years, a preposterous amount of money in today’s trying times.... [more]
UK security industry backs Government plans to introduce compulsory ID cards(25/01/2008)
68% of the UK security industry has backed the Government’s plans to introduce compulsory ID cards for UK citizens, according to a poll carried out by IFSEC. This result comes just a week after Gordon Brown vowed to "move ahead" with ID cards, subject to a vote in Parliament. The Government says ID cards will help protect people from identity fraud, tackle illegal immigration, stop people who are not eligible from using public services and disrupt criminal and terrorist activities. The plan h... [more]
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