DWP Systems to run ID Cards

[David Hansen]

On 23 Jan 2008 at 11:19, Ian Batten wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6192419.stm [snip]
> 
> Now I'd not put December 2006 and December 2007 together, but the  
> implication is that one of the key systems for the ID Register will  
> be the system that started the current scandal about porous  
> Government IT Security.  No wonder ID cards are being kicked into the  
> long grass.

One Labour MP, who is sound on most things but voted for "identity" 
cards and sounded genuinely surprised to discover that was a black mark 
against him which could never be removed, has said that in light of the 
loss of data on roughly half the population in one go he was 
reconsidering his position. I must prod him again sometime.

Unfortunately those that pull MPs' strings, officials and those 
whishing to make lots of money selling staff and gadgets to government, 
are still very strong and will continue with their attempts to make the 
UK a worse place to live. I'm still not sure those of us with right on 
our side are strong enough to defeat these slimeballs.



-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54