Leaked UK Government Document Reveals Plan to “Coerce” Brits Into National ID Register
January 30th, 2008Via: BoingBoing:
“Various forms of coercion, such as designation of the application process for indentity documents issued by UK Ministers (e.g. passports), and and option to stimulate applications in a manageable way. Designation should be considered as part of a managed rollout strategy, specifically in relation to UK documents. There are advantages to designation of documents associated with particular target groups e.g. young people who may be applying for their first Driving Licence.”
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UK campaigners NO2ID this morning enlisted the help of bloggers across the world to spread a leaked government document describing how the British government intends to go about “coercing” its citizens onto a National Identity Register. The ‘ID card’ is revealed as little more than a cover to create a official dossier and trackable ID for every UK resident – creating what NO2ID calls ‘the database state’.
