Category Archives: ID cards

Archived posts from original infinite ideas machine blog

e-Borders? More like a surveillance charter

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [LINKS UNCHECKED] John Lettice’s comprehensive overview of the government’s newly-announced e-Borders initiative, Blair’s Britain vies with US in ID snoop wars, is in turns both terrifying and depressing. Blair, Blunkett et al. … Continue reading

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Let’s cut to the chase

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [LINKS UNCHECKED] Philip Chaston’s, It’s the Database, Stupid! on both White Rose and Samizdata.net raises some good points about what a couple of the speakers said, most notably: Both were unable to … Continue reading

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We have lift-off!

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [LINKS UNCHECKED] Our friends at Spy Blog and White Rose both wrote up the NO2ID public launch on Saturday. WTWU’s account, NO2ID campaign launched to the public even has pictures – well, … Continue reading

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NO2ID launch

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [LINKS UNCHECKED] Come to NO2ID’s launch event as advertised on Upcoming.org, Indymedia and the NO2ID site. Kick-off is at 11:00am on Saturday 18th September at The Corner Store, 33 Wellington Street, Covent … Continue reading

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Fraud down, theft up

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: [LINKS UNCHECKED] Just when the banks would have you think that Chip’n’PIN was going to save your bacon… Market analyst Datamonitor warns “that as it became more difficult for fraudsters to commit … Continue reading

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