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UK minister in charge of their ID card projects says benefits of ID cards have been 'over emphasized'
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:27:37 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Tom Gray <tom_gray_grc () yahoo com> Date: August 4, 2005 10:51:15 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Analysts say ATM systems highly vulnerable to fraud Prof. Farber For your IP list, if you think it suitable UK minister in charge of their ID card projects says benefits of ID cards have been 'over emphasized'.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/04/ uid2.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/08/04/ixportaltop.html
<extract> ID card benefits 'over emphasised,' minister admits (Filed: 04/08/2005) ID card critics have called for the scheme to be scrapped after a Home Office minister admitted the benefits had been "over emphasised". Tony McNulty, the minister responsible for the project, said ID cards would not solve the problems of terrorism or fraud. He told a private seminar that the Government, in its "enthusiasm," had exaggerated the benefits to the state rather than for individuals. ID card benefits have been 'over emphasised' Speaking to a left-wing think-tank in Whitehall, he conceded that ID cards could help where fraud was "part of the equation" but would not fully eradicate such incidents. David Davis, the shadow home secretary, said the minister had "let the cat out of the bag. "This scheme will cost the taxpayer billions of pounds, be fraught with practical difficulties and have a serious impact on our civil liberties. </extract> __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ------------------------------------- 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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