News Archive
- December 5th, 2006.
Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, would pay a fine rather than register for an ID card
A YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph has found that 39% of those questioned oppose the Government's ID register and that 21% of those opposing it would resist signing up, even if it meant having to pay a fine. Extrapolated to the 60 million population of the UK, this could mean nearly 5 million people refusing to sign up.
The survey has more bad news for the Government, with 52% saying they were unhappy at having their details on the database. See The Daily Telegraph, 5/12/2006 for the full report. Out-Law has more analysis on the report
- November 22nd, 2006.
Government databases could be a danger to children
A report published by the Information Commissioner reports that "New government databases containing details on every child in England could increase dangers to children, divert scarce resources and create a "surveillance culture" in which parents are sidelined and family privacy shattered."
More at the Guardian's website
- November 17, 2006.
Un-crackable" biometric passwords cracked
The Guardian reports that the three million passports issued so far containing their holders' personal and biometric information on embedded chips are so insecure that all the data can be read with a laptop computer and an RFID reader as cheap as £174. So due to the incompetent design, all your personal information can be sucked out of your "secure" passport by a stranger standing next to you on a train, meaning it won't be difficult to forge a passport allowing someone else to impersonate you.
Read the full story on the Guardian's website
- November 15, 2006.
Ipswich ID interrogation centre approved
Despite objections submitted by NO2ID, Ipswich Borough Council gave planning permission for an interrogation centre at Crown House. Supposedly only intended for people applying for their first passport, the government claims that no more than 16 people a day will use it. NO2ID believe that the true number will be at least 50-70 a day, possibly as many as 300.
See the planning documents and NO2ID in the local media for more about our protests.
- November 12th, 2006
Plans for ID Interrogation centres across East Anglia Discovered.
Investigations have found plans for interrogation centres in Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Norwich, Peterborough and Chelmsford. More at the East Anglian Social Forum
- November 2, 2006.
Britain is a surveillance society, says Information Commissioner
Information Commissioner Richard Thomas says British people are monitored by government more than almost any other country in the world. We are in the same league as China, Malaysia and North Korea for Governmental snooping on its citizens. More at BBC Online.
