Identity Cards stories:
Plans dropped for compulsory ID cards
Jun 30th, 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Tuesday it was dropping plans to bring in compulsory biometric identity cards for airport workers and that the multi-billion pound scheme would remain voluntary.
New Labour and the meaning of Miliband
Jun 14th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
David Miliband is wrong (Labour in crisis, 13 June). Voters do know what New Labour and Gordon Brown stand for, they stand for the privatisation of Royal Mail, more privatisation of the NHS...
Jacqui Smith says ID cards could be available from high street shops
May 6th, 2009 - Times Online
High street chemists and photographic shops are in talks with the Government about taking photographs and fingerprints for the national identity card scheme, Jacqui Smith will announce today.
Manchester chosen for ID cards launch
May 6th, 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - People in Manchester will be the first to be able to apply for identity cards that the government says will help fight terrorism but which critics say threaten civil liberties.
Identity Cards videos from YouTube:
3:15Nick Clegg, No to ID cards: Political Slot - Channel 4
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg uses his Political Slot on Channel 4 to set out the case against identity cards. Website: www.libdems.org.uk
9:50In the Name of Security : UK ID Card Drama
In 2009, the UK national ID card scheme is in full swing. Leave home without one and you're a suspect. Benjamin Novak chooses to opt-out of the scheme on ethical grounds. When police are called in to investigate the vandalism of his business ...
6:00UK ID cards and fingerprint biometrics NO2ID
The UK is currently going down the route to an identity database and ID cards. Some of this will be based on fingerprints. Should we really be supportive of it? (I'd appreciate any feedback on this video - as I might re-edit it).
1:40Nick Clegg: I'll go to court rather than have an ID card
Nick Clegg MP has vowed to face court proceedings rather than register for an ID card if the government presses ahead with plans to make them compulsory. If he were elected leader of the party he would urge his fellow MPs not ...
Identity Cards from WikiPedia:
An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID) is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card (IC). In some countries the possession of a government-produced identity card is compulsory while in others it may be voluntary. In countries which do not have formal identity documents, informal ones may in some circumstances be required.
In the absence of a formal identity document, some countries accept driving licences as the most effective method of proof of identity. Most countries accept passports as a form of identification.
Information present on the document — or in a supporting database — might include the bearer's full name, a portrait photo, age, birth date, address, an identification number, profession or rank, religion, ethnic or racial classification, restrictions, and citizenship status.
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