-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: "ScanThisNews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ScanThisNews Recipients List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:13 AM Subject: [FP] Italy poised to roll out chip-based ID cards > ============================================================ ========== > SCAN THIS NEWS > 3.17.2001 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Katherine A. > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 > > Italy Poised To Roll Out Chip-Based ID Cards > > Source: > http://www.eventshome.com/Manual/manualpage.asp?manualId=265 3&type=6&parentI > d=5428&eventId=7145#Bulletin8 > > [Coming to a police state near you very soon] > > The Italian government plans to start a rollout of chip-based citizen ID > cards in 2002, following pilots in about 100 cities and towns, according to > reports. Public Administration Minister Franco Bassanini earlier this month > reportedly confirmed the Italian government planned to go ahead with the > smart card project, which would replace paper ID cards Italian citizens > carry. The cards will not only store citizenship data, which cardholders > will use to do business with municipalities and federal agencies, but are > also expected to absorb Italy's nascent chip-based health card. It means > the ID would also store insurance and some medical information, say > potential vendors on the project. Card readers are to be installed at > public offices and in mobile units, such as police vehicles. Later, the > cards likely would also store digital certificates, which would allow > citizens to digitally sign government documents on the Internet. Besides > the chips, the ID cards being tested also carry about 1 megabyte of optical > memory, which store digitized versions of cardholder photographs on the > front of the cards. This memory could also store other large files, > including digitized fingerprints. About 100,000 cards are in the field, but > at present are little used, sources tell Card Technology. (2/15) > > (News item from http://www.ct-ctst.com/ aka Card Technology News) > > ________________________________________________________ > > It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to > the active. 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