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Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Click on the pic to check out the NO2ID campaign site.
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Trust, trade or anonymity?
Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [After a coupla days off – hooray for Bank Holidays!] Someone who White Rose now tell me wishes to remain anonymous (!) proposes a UK anonymity card: “A more palatable alternative might … Continue reading
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Oops! Another biometric cockup
Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: John Leyden in The Register’s, FBI apology for Madrid bomb fingerprint fiasco, points out the dangers of over reliance on supposedly ‘infallible’ biometric evidence. As it turns out, the FBI incorrectly matched … Continue reading
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But I’m not a terrorist!
Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: “If you’ve nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” is still bugging me (I’ve been wearing that T-shirt again…) and this SecurityFocus article, Firm names ‘statistically likely’ terrorists, begins to articulate … Continue reading
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Independent advice? Not from this bunch!
Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Thanks to SpyBlog for (my) first heads-up on yesterday’s announcement of PA Consulting being awarded the ID Card scheme “Development Partner” contract by UK Home Office, also covered by The Register, BBC … Continue reading
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