New Website Launched
http://www.identity-cards.net/
the national id cards website
This website contains a comprehensive
listing of national ID cards by geographic region worldwide allowing users
to study and compare specific national
policies regarding identity cards, as well as a list of resources on the topic.
National identification
systems have been proliferating in recent years as part of a concerted drive to
find common identifiers for populations around the world. Whether the driving
force is immigration control, anti-terrorism, electronic government or rising
rates of identity theft, identity card systems are being developed, proposed or
debated in most countries. However, there is no comprehensive database
documenting the status of national identity card systems anywhere in the world,
and this website has been designed in order to fill this gap.
We invite users to help compile this information. Go to ‘UPDATE ID INFORMATION’ and follow the steps to submit current information about national ID card systems globally.
This website has been developed under The
New Transparency Project an MCRI project funded by the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada. The idea for the website is prompted by
the book "Playing
the Identity Card" recently edited by Colin Bennett and David Lyon,
and published by Routledge (2008). The website is maintained and updated by a
group of students and faculty from Queen's University and the University of
Victoria.