Entitlement Cards Unit: Home Office consultation on the subject, is now closed
Stand: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards
The Government’s consultation on “Entitlement” Cards has now closed. Thanks due to the thousands of people who took the time and effort to write a response to the Home Office’s proposals and/or let their MP know about their feelings regarding ID Cards.
http://www.stand.org.uk/IdCardResponse.html
Home Office: Entitlement Cards Unit
The Entitlement Cards Unit is responsible for running the consultation exercise on an entitlement card scheme and for general policy on identity cards and proof of age cards.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/dob/ecu.htm
Privacy International FAQ on the ID Card proposals is well worth a read
http://www.privacyinternational.org/issues/idcard/uk/uk-idcard-faq.html
This is a hugely complicated subject. For my own views and interest on the wider subject of surveillance, please visit my ‘main pages’ at:
On being watched @ http://tash.gn.apc.org/surv_10.htm
