Identity cards again

[ffutures]

The No2ID people are starting a second round of pledges for Brits who will refuse to carry the compulsory biometric identity cards if they are issued and are prepared to donate £10.00 to a legal defence fund if it becomes necessary to defend someone for this reason. I signed up on the first round, and I still think it's a good idea. The new pledge is at:

http://www.pledgebank.com/refuse2

I STRONGLY advise reading it thoroughly before signing up.

I should add that in principle I have no objection to non-compulsory photo ID. The problems with the proposed scheme are (a) criminalisation of anyone who refuses to comply, (b) hideous cost (umpteen billions) and (c) horribly unreliable technology with VERY poor security.

Note - I think that the HTML they've mucked up in the pledge title should read £10.00

Comments

[laney-1974.livejournal.com]

Reading that... It makes me sad. Australia is heading in that direction 2. Howard (the putz) is trying to pass an anti-terrorism law that is beyond ridiculous. I'm all for stopping terrorists, but not at the sacrifice of our civil liberties. (An example of this, the government can detain/survey a person under 18 and tell one parent that their child is under suspicion. But if the parent tells the other parent... they can go to prison for 5 years).

I personally think it's all getting scary. But it's not the terrorists alone who frightens me... I think the government frightens me more.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

The terrorists are getting what they wanted - oppressive governments that will alienate other members of the Moslem community.