Cat Vincent (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} catvincent) wrote,@ 2008-02-01 22:57:00 |
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| Current mood: | the opposite of shocked |
| Current music: | The Mello Hippo Disco Show-Future Sound Of London-Amorphous Androgynous: The Isness [UK] |
| Entry tags: | database, id, uk |
UK ID cards - just an excuse for databasing the population?
Appearing all over the net, but found on Boing - the NO2ID campaign release an (alleged) internal memo about plans for a national ID card - and what they actually want. Downloadable annotated PDF copy available.
First hint - using the word 'coercion' in a Civil Service document about persuading people into ID card registration was not a smart idea...
From NO2ID:
"UK campaigners NO2ID this morning enlisted the help of bloggers across the world to spread a leaked government document describing how the British government intends to go about "coercing" its citizens onto a National Identity Register. The 'ID card' is revealed as little more than a cover to create a official dossier and trackable ID for every UK resident - creating what NO2ID calls 'the database state'. "
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