ID Cards
Will the information they hold on us be safe, secure and secret?
US wants to be able to access Britons' ID cards
By Kim Sengupta
27 May 2005
The United States wants Britain's proposed identity cards to have the same microchip and technology as the ones used on American documents.
The aim of getting the same microchip is to ensure compatability in screening terrorist suspects. But it will also mean that information contained in the British cards can be accessed across the Atlantic.
Michael Chertoff, the newly appointed US Secretary for Homeland Security, has already had talks with the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, and the Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, to discuss the matter.
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What on earth does the Transport Secretary bring to the table? The drinks?
US wants to be able to access Britons' ID cards
By Kim Sengupta
27 May 2005
The United States wants Britain's proposed identity cards to have the same microchip and technology as the ones used on American documents.
The aim of getting the same microchip is to ensure compatability in screening terrorist suspects. But it will also mean that information contained in the British cards can be accessed across the Atlantic.
Michael Chertoff, the newly appointed US Secretary for Homeland Security, has already had talks with the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, and the Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, to discuss the matter.
Continues...
What on earth does the Transport Secretary bring to the table? The drinks?
posted by phylos @ 08:10
2 Comments:
ok-that freaks me out.
It's sad to feel the need to run around and apologise for one's own country.
You're cool. This country has been drifting slowly into the 51st state for a long time now. Blair may just be the man to make it official.
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