Tag archive for ‘no2id’
Wacky Jacquie resigns: plus ça change at the Home Office?
Jacquie Smith is to step down as Secretary of State for the Home Department in the cabinet reshuffle that Gordon Brown is planning to make after the European elections on Thursday.
While the door to the Home Secretary’s office has revolved ever more rapidly since 2001 the authoritarian brief of its occupants has hardly wavered.
Somewhere in [...]
ID Cards: Home Office launches doomed youth propaganda site
For your amusement, I present an opportunity to observe epic failure in action, live on the Internet:
Welcome to mylifemyid – the site where 16-25’s can have their say about identity issues in the UK. A few simple things to remember:
We want to know what you think, so contribute contribute contribute. Don’t be shy.
You must [...]
Have you seen these dangerous criminals?
Wanted, for incitement to identity theft…
Hat tip: Ian.
UK Government loses massive database: 1000 cries of “we told you so” ring forth
Dear Alun Michael MP,
This week we learnt that HM Revenue and Customs finally misplaced the 25 million database records they’ve been trying so hard to lose all year through negligence and gross misconduct. I am shocked, but not surprised, at the revelation that the Government has put millions of people at risk of fraud. I’m [...]
Renew your passport – resist compulsory ID card registration
The Government is using passports to coerce you into surrendering control of your identity.
Under the guise of improving passport security, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) will begin forcing all new applicants to register with the ID cards database from April this year.
This morning, IPS Chief executive James Hall was in full spin mode: “I [...]