Why introduce a National Identity Scheme?
The Government claims its decision to introduce its identity scheme is based in part on the fact that many countries are starting to put biometrics into their passports. The decision to introduce biometrics into some existing identity documents has therefore already been made, and the majority of the population would soon be using biometric identity documents (in the form of passports). But this is being used as an excuse for a National Identity Register (NIR), masked by the concept of an ID card. The NIR will store fifty categories of information about you, and can be changed or added to without your consent. The Government has suggested that the Identity Cards Act 2006 will tackle a number of problems, such as terrorism, identity theft, illegal immigration, and benefit fraud. It has never explained how. NO2ID says an identity register and ID cards are mostly irrelevant to these problems, but they will restrict freedom, privacy, and civil rights for everyone. Tony McNulty, the Home Of
The Government claims its decision to introduce its identity scheme is based in part on the fact that many countries are starting to put biometrics into their passports. The decision to introduce biometrics into some existing identity documents has therefore already been made, and the majority of the population would soon be using biometric identity documents (in the form of passports). But this is being used as an excuse for a National Identity Register (NIR), masked by the concept of an ID card. The NIR will store fifty categories of information about you, and can be changed or added to without your consent. The Government has suggested that the Identity Cards Act 2006 will tackle a number of problems, such as terrorism, identity theft, illegal immigration, and benefit fraud . It has never explained how. NO2ID says an identity register and ID cards are mostly irrelevant to these problems, but they will restrict freedom, privacy, and civil rights for everyone. Tony McNulty, the Home O
The Government claims its decision to introduce its identity scheme is based in part on the fact thatmany countrues are starting to put biometrics into their passports. The decision to introduce biometrics into some existing identity documents has therefore already been made, and the majority of the population would soon be using biometric identity documents (in the form of passports). But this is being used as an excuse for a National Identity Register (NIR), masked by the concept of an ID card. The NIR will store fifty categories of information about you, and can be changed or added to without your consent. The Government has suggested that the Identity Cards Act 2006 will tackle a number of problems, such as terrorism, identity theft, illegal immigration, and benefit fraud. It has never explained how. NO2ID says an identity register and ID cards are mostly irrelevant to these problems, but they will restrict freedom, privacy, and civil rights for everyone. Tony McNulty, the Home Off
