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| UK Home Office Set To Scrap National ID Cards
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| from the do-not-eat-marshmallows-cooked-thereover dept.
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| posted by timothy on Friday May 28, @05:11 (United Kingdom)
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https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/28/0230259/UK-Home-Office-Set-To-Scrap-National-ID-Ca|
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mjwx writes "In what would seem to be a sudden outbreak of common sense
for the UK, the Home Office has [0]put forward a plan to scrap the
national ID card system put into place by the previous government. From
the BBC: 'The Home Office is to reveal later how it will abolish the
national identity card programme for UK citizens. The bill, a Queen's
Speech pledge, includes scrapping the National Identity Register and the
next generation of biometric passports.' The national ID card system,
meant to tackle fraud and illegal immigration, has drawn widespread
criticism for infringing on privacy and civil rights. However, the main
driver for the change in this policy seems to be the 800-million-pound
cost. Also in the article, indications of a larger bill aimed at reforms
to the DNA database, tighter regulation of CCTV, and a review of libel
laws."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/05/28/0230259
Links:
0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8707355.stm
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