November 11, 2003British Government Wants Compulsory ID CardsThe British government said Tuesday it wants to introduce compulsory identity cards to protect against illegal immigration, welfare fraud and terrorism -- though implementation is years away. Home Secretary David Blunkett said the government would introduce the scheme after building a national database of biometric information using fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition technology.Posted by Bob King at November 11, 2003 5:36 PM | TrackBack Related Categories: Area - Social - Privacy | Quadrant - Political | Theme - 'Response to Terrorism' E-mail This Story
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