Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004:
Privacy International – in association with Liberty, Statewatch, Stand and the Foundation for Information Policy Research – are holding an afternoon meeting at the London School of Economics on 19th May called MISTAKEN IDENTITY, all about the Government’s proposed National Identity Card.
They promise ‘key figures in the fields of law, politics, security, technology and human rights’ will be there, with details of the programme available at the the conference site.
UPDATED 6/5/04: The draft programme (with invited speakers) has now been published – subject to change, but its looking very interesting:
13.30 Welcome. Simon Davies, London School of Economics
13.40 The Rt. Hon David Blunkett, Home Secretary (invited)
14.00 Mark Oaten MP, Lib-Dem Home Affairs spokesman
David Winnick MP, Labour
Simon Thomas MP, Plaid Cymru
Lord Phillips of Sudbury
14.35 Q&A with audience
14.45 Dr Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain
15.00 Roger Smith, Director, JUSTICE
15.15 Q&A with audience
15.25 Sir John Stevens, Commissioner, Metropolitan Police (invited)
15.40 Paul Whitehouse, former Chief Constable, Sussex Police
15.50 Q&A with audience
16.00 Peter Williamson, President of the Law Society
16.15 Professor Ross Anderson, Cambridge University
16.30 Jonathan Bamford, Assistant Information Commissioner
16.45 Q&A with audience
16.55 Next steps
17.00 Close