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LSE Report on UK Identity Card Proposal
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:34:05 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:01:56 +0000 To: <dave () farber net> Subject: LSE Report on UK Identity Card Proposal Dave: There are lots of reports in the media here in the UK about a new report from the London School of Economics criticising Government proposals for a national identity card scheme. Typical was the coverage in the BBC yesterday:
ID card plans too risky - report Plans for ID cards are too risky and lack the trust of the public, a London School of Economics report claims. The government's proposed system is so complex it could itself become a target of terrorists, the academics warned. ID cards must truly benefit citizens rather than be a costly imposition, Professor Patrick Dunleavy said. The government insists they are needed to fight terrorism and organised crime and peers are due to give the ID Cards Bill its second reading on Monday. . . . The ID cards bill was backed by the Commons last month, despite Tory abstentions and Lib Dem opposition. But it may have difficulty clearing the Lords, where the government does not have a majority. . . .
The report itself is: The Identity Project: an assessment of the UK Identity Cards Bill and its implications at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/PDF/IDreport.pdf Cheers Brian -- School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK EMAIL = Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk PHONE = +44 191 222 7923 FAX = +44 191 222 8232 URL = http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/~brian.randell/ ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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