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ID Cards will “help safeguard civil liberties” says IPS chief

Today I took part in a live webchat with James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, hosted by the 10 Downing Street website. Among the many issues that were discussed, it was suggested that ID cards will bring us a step closer to a surveillance society. This was Mr. Hall’s response:
“…it seems [...]

British children have nothing to hide, everything to fear

“When you are looking for a needle in a haystack, is it necessary to keep building bigger haystacks?”