Forms of identity (Was RE: Open versus closed PKI systems)

[davidh@spidacom.co.uk]

On 16 May 01, at 19:05, Roland Perry wrote:

> >however I have
> >a *major* problem with passport control to leave the UK
> 
> On the other hand, without the power, how do you stop fleeing
> criminals?

Does the power stop fleeing criminals? There are plenty of small 
ports and airports scattered around the UK.

A long time ago members of my family travelled between Norway 
and the UK, sometimes in an open motor boat. They were criminals 
according to the authorities in Norway, which were rather more 
stringent about paperwork than even the wet dreams of Mr 
Howard/Straw. This was between 1940 and 1945.

Despite the almost permanent presence of a warship between 
Scotland and Northern Ireland in the past three decades the various 
groups of terrorists managed to pass through the area in small boats 
without detection. They also went to Wales, but Scotland has the 
advantage that it is possible to stand in parts of Scotland and see 
Northern Ireland, making navigation easier (in the days before GPS).





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