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Sorry all, meant only for Alan, wrong key pressed., wrist slapped! -----Original Message----- From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frances Hendrix Sent: 07 April 2004 09:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Data Protection and ID cards Hello Are you 'the Alan Pritchard ex Central London Poly? Frances Hendrix -----Original Message----- From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan Pritchard Sent: 07 April 2004 06:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Data Protection and ID cards In theory, yes. In practice, the Government will quite happily ignore any civil liberties that the DPA might afford us. Best wishes Alan Pritchard MPhil FCLIP MBCS ALCHEMY: a bibliography of English-language writings 2nd (Internet) edition at http://www.cix.co.uk/~apritchard > >From CILIP daily news: > > > Blair and Blunkett 'plan to make ID cards compulsory by 2008' - > > Independent 5/4/04 p1 > and, again, > > FREEDOM OF INFORMATION > > Blair gets backing of his MPs for ID cards in two years Times, 3 > > April, page 14 > > >From The Independent: > The Home Secretary plans to bring in legislation in the Parliamentary > session beginning in November 2005. This would set up a voluntary > scheme for hi-tech cards storing people's unique "biometric" details, > such as iris images or fingerprints from 2007-08. > > >From BBC News: > Mr Blunkett said a National Identity Register would hold details of > 60m people in the UK. > > Will the information on ID cards be governed by the Data Protection > Act 1998? > > > Chris Armstrong > Chair, UKOLUG > [log in to unmask] > >