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UK: ID cards: Government "re-think" makes little difference to ID for all

01 March 2008

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Plan for ID cards announced (Home Office release, pdf)

Home Secretary's speech (pdf)

Although the words "enjoy", "benefit" and "voluntary" figure from 2011 everyone getting a new passport will "automatically be registered for ID cards when they apply for new biometric passports containing fingerprints", a person can then "choose" whether to have just a passport or a passport and an ID card. But wait a minute, if you choose to have just a passport which is then demanded by business and state to establish your identity its the same as having an ID card. First the government intends to target foreign nationals, workers in "high risk" jobs and students. As Liberty asks: Is Government’s ID card roll out first step toward compulsion? (link)

See also: No2ID website (link)

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