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I D Cards
I was just wondering what the consensus amongst ABers was about the impending introduction of ID cards here in the UK...?
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Completely opposed, and the fact that the the information commissioner said he feared the UK was in danger of becoming a "surveillance society" should raise the hairs on the back of everyone's necks. Britain is slowly developing a disturbing human rights record and we are seeing more and more freedoms being taken away from people with out evidence or due process.
And to directly pay for the privilage as well...........gobsmacked!
And to directly pay for the privilage as well...........gobsmacked!
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My only problem with the is the cost. I do feel that money could probably be better spent elsewhere. However, in principal I'm not bothered - as I have nothing to hide. I agree we should protect our own human rights but I personally worry more about human rights in countries like Zimbabwe than in the UK.
The Germans have all had to carry their Ausweis with them for years, and they don't feel oppressed - it's just something else that goes in your pocket/wallet/handbag.
i'm undecided on the issue so far, but maybe you can answer some questions for me...
other than the cost, what are the negative implications? and i'm hoping for something more specific than 'ooh, human rights' and 'how dare they take our civil liberties', etc.
nobody seems to give any specific arguments against them. to quote some of the postings below (not picking on anyone in particular)...
'surveillance society', 'freedoms being taken away from people', 'snooped and spied on', 'george orwell-ish'.
we've already got the things jno mentioned (cctv etc.), so what's the problem.
i guess i'm really asking... how would the introduction of ID cards adversely affect me?
They will have no impact at all on identity theft. It'll be as easy to apply for an ID card in someone else's name as it is now to get a passport or driving licence in another's name today.
The ease of this was illustrated by "MacIntyre Undercover" who got a provisional licence in David Blunkett's name and also a raft of ID in some author's name.
Unless we're all DNA tested and sampled at birth, this is stored on an ID card and we can then later have on the spot DNA tests I think they're doomed to being as efficient and useful as the CSA.
In principle I have nothing against them, but I know they won't work.
The ease of this was illustrated by "MacIntyre Undercover" who got a provisional licence in David Blunkett's name and also a raft of ID in some author's name.
Unless we're all DNA tested and sampled at birth, this is stored on an ID card and we can then later have on the spot DNA tests I think they're doomed to being as efficient and useful as the CSA.
In principle I have nothing against them, but I know they won't work.
