You know the arguments made by the Government and other proponents of ID Cards. They will secure our borders, stop immigration, stop benefit cheats, stop terrorism and so on. If anybody dare suggest they will ever be used to regulate our behaviour they are denounced by the powers that be as scare mongers and so on. So imagine my surprise when in the lobby of a Berlin hotel there is THIS.   more »

A spokesperson confirmed a report published in Computing magazine on 22 March 2007 that cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell has written to smaller departments encouraging adoption of the systems used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs.The Cabinet Office declined to comment on the expected influence of O'Donnell's letter or the timetable for departments to make decisions. The Cabinet Office has reportedly already begun to transfer staff records to the DWP system.   more »

Alan Johnson has lost the plot! In a very big way. He wants to make it a criminal offence for any child to leave school before 18. Now, that really will help someone get a job won't it!?! The man is insane even thinking about this.We should all be very afraid at how this goverment views us. Big Brother Labour is coming, and they want to track every move we make or brand us criminals, so much for civil liberties.   more »

The European Council is now discussing at what age the finger-prints of children can be compulsory taken for EU passports. EU states will be free to fingerprint children from day one of their life as soon as it is technologically possible The issue will not be decided by parliaments - national or European - but by a "comitology" committee meeting in secret: this "Article 6" committee is composed of representatives of the 25 governments and is chaired by the European Commission. The "line" to be taken by the governments is being discussed in Council Working Parties and the documents are secret.   more »

The Government LIED to you about the Card and its use. They LIED to you about the Datasharing. The UK used its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2005 to push for the adoption of biometric ID cards and associated standards across the whole of the EU. THE UK GOVERNMENT WANT TO STEAL YOUR IDENTITY. YOUR IDENTITY BELONGS TO YOU, IT IS YOURS, IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT’S TO GIVE AWAY.   more »

A police force will be set up to issue £1,000 fines to anyone who fails to update their personal details on the Government's new database, it has emerged in the Daily Mail. The unit, part of the Identity and Passport Service, is expected to send the penalties by post, after snooping through computer records.   more »