Kristin Allen reports: The German Interior Ministry confirmed on Monday that new identification cards containing radio-frequency (RFID) chips will be introduced starting November 1, 2010 – but some data protection experts are critical of the decision. “It’s smaller than the old one, but can do a lot more,” Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said in…
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UK: CRB looks to ID cards to solve accuracy woes
Millions could be asked to provide ID card and fingerprint data to get a job under new systems being developed by the Home Office following a collapse in the accuracy of background checks. News of the plans emerged in the response to a Register Freedom of Information Act request to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)….
Scots seek end to £1bn ID card plans
The Scottish Government have demanded an end to the identity card scheme. They have urged newly-appointed Home Secretary Alan Johnson to cancel the £1.1billion UK-wide project. Holyrood Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing said: “Given the current financial climate, I believe the UK Government should have better uses for the vast sums of money being spent…