ID cards for UK citizens

[revolucion]

Here are relavent links from the bbc... the governments biggest quango!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3127696.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7441693.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7634744.stm

There are many more links through these pages.

Refering especially to the information on the first link, the government is obviously having to soften us up and break us into having ID cards. I see no necessary need for these cards, other than a removal of liberty. They are nothing but the first step to putting computer chips into our body at birth.

What are your opinions, I know there are mixed views on this idea, however I have the impression that even over a broad political spectrum that these are an infringement on our civil liberties.

Lets discuss...

[Wickian]

It's the same here in America. For years they've been trying to instate the "Real ID act" which has all your personal information on one handy card.... Just one step closer to policemen having bar code scanners on their belts to scan your hand and know your life history.

[Moon Monkey]

From one of the links:

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The government takes the protection of personal data extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that information is shared in a safe and secure way.

Are they having a laugh ?

BTW Don't we all have digital passports and digital driving licences ? Why not just use those ? Digital photo, micro-chipped details of name and address, phone number etc......it seems to be enough to come in and out of the country so surely its enough to walk the streets of the country, what other details do they require on this ID card ?.

Edited September 28, 2008 by Moon Monkey

[Mr.United_Nations]

ID fraud.

[stevewinn]

am against the ID cards for all the obvious reasons. i dont want all my information held all in one place. i dont trust the government to protect my data, it wont stop illegals it wont stop terrorism, within 2 years fake ID's will be available on the street. its a waste of money. its the thin end of the wedge coupled with the EU its clear to see we're heading towards totalitarian rule.

if proof where needed just look at the ID card, it doesn't even have the Union Flag on it, instead it has the Bull of Europe designed with the European colours. might seem like a petty point to make that the card hasn't got the Union flag and is in EU colours but i think it needs pointing out that were being taken for a ride strapped down and gagged heading straight for shiit lane,

Edited September 28, 2008 by stevewinn

[revolucion]

it makes one wonder that despite the genral public heavily opposing ID cards why the government still pushes its hardest to introduce them, while they still claim we live in a "democracy".

[revolucion]

it makes one wonder that despite the genral public heavily opposing ID cards why the government still pushes its hardest to introduce them, while they still claim we live in a "democracy".

[Mekorig]

I lost count to the numbers of post like this, and i still don't understand why the people of the UK and the USA are so scared of ID cards. A lot of countries in the world use them, and they aren't police states.

[Still Waters]

There's another article about this here....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jh...9/28/do2804.xml

"UK citizens will not be forced to carry one: the Home Secretary hopes that most of us will pay the £30 required to get one "voluntarily". Quote

Well, they're saying that now, but how long before they decide to make it 'Compulsory'...