No2ID public meeting on Wednesday
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ciphergothWed, 29th Jun 2005 — Even Bigger Brother, No2ID Public Meeting
In stark contrast to the government's failure to openly discuss their proposals, No2ID will be holding a public meeting to discuss the contents and implications of the UK Identity Card Bill. Speakers will include:
Discussions will pick up on the poorly publicised and less understood parts of the Identity Cards Bill that form the heart of the government's proposals: the National Identity Register, a vast database of over 60 million people's personal information and biometrics, and the audit trail that will record when and where any check is made on the Register, effectively building up a profile of a persons daily activity.
The meeting is free and open to all. However, space is limited. Register, and confirm your place
No2ID welcomes anyone regardless of their previous knowledge or understanding of the issues, and especially urges those who are undecided or interested in knowing more to come along.
Date: Wednesday, 29th June 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: (Venue map, Google map)
University of Westminster
Old Cinema
309 Regent's Street
London
W1B 2UW
Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus (4mins away)
In stark contrast to the government's failure to openly discuss their proposals, No2ID will be holding a public meeting to discuss the contents and implications of the UK Identity Card Bill. Speakers will include:
- Rt Hon Tony Benn
- Dominic Grieve QC, MP
- Lynne Featherstone MP
- George Galloway MP, and
- Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti;
Discussions will pick up on the poorly publicised and less understood parts of the Identity Cards Bill that form the heart of the government's proposals: the National Identity Register, a vast database of over 60 million people's personal information and biometrics, and the audit trail that will record when and where any check is made on the Register, effectively building up a profile of a persons daily activity.
The meeting is free and open to all. However, space is limited. Register, and confirm your place
No2ID welcomes anyone regardless of their previous knowledge or understanding of the issues, and especially urges those who are undecided or interested in knowing more to come along.
Date: Wednesday, 29th June 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: (Venue map, Google map)
University of Westminster
Old Cinema
309 Regent's Street
London
W1B 2UW
Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus (4mins away)
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Date: 2005-06-27 02:25 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-06-27 07:47 pm (UTC)I used to work on a 6 sq. mile secure (bonded warehouse / strategic) site with 120 access points with hierarchy privilege and logical progression and approx 3000 card access holders, dual redundant central processing / database, failsafe stand alone, cctv, intercomm / central control centre...
I therefore have practical reservations about a National ID 'card' and it's reasons when we already have passports, driving licences and national insurance numbers...
I am also concerned about the companies that may tender to provide technology and servicing to such a system and their connections - business or personal to government, their departments and personell.
I am also somewhat cynical, in that persons who wish to evade and live outside such a system for illicit or criminal reasons will be determined to find a way to do so anyway...
If our world and government were a bit more perfect, then I would not be too objectional to a benign multipurpose 'secure' id system that offered practical benefit to the population as well as society as a whole - but meanwhile back in the real world...