ID Cards
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:25 pm
OK, getting a bit political and current affairs on your asses now, but I wanted to see what you think by way of a lil' poll.
What do you think?Clarke disputes big brother fear
Charles Clarke has told MPs that ID cards will help attack - not create - the "Big Brother" society.
He said the cards would allow people to show who they were using one secure piece of identification rather than the multiple forms of ID proof now needed.
He said that the cards would also help protect against identity fraud.
MPs are currently debating the plans with a vote due at 2200 BST. The Tories and Lib Dems oppose the plans, but it is expected to be passed.
The home secretary stressed that people would have the right to check data held on them.
And he respondent to civil liberties' fears, saying: "There would be no compulsion on anybody to show their ID card in the street."
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