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Card Makers Say UK Citizens Want Biometric ID Cards

Posted by timothy on from the what-a-coincidence dept.

ArsonPanda writes "ZDnet is running a story on a recent survey in the UK showing overwhelming 80% public support of universal, biometricly enhanced citizen ID cards. Everybody here's fine with supplying the gubmit w/ your retinal scans and fingerprints, right?"

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  1. Re:yeah right by permaculture · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Survey probably said:

    "Do you want crime to be reduced?
    "Do you think the Police should be able to check criminal's identities?"
    "Do you think ID cards are a good idea?"

    As opposed to:

    "Do you think the government holds too much information on UK subjects?"
    "Do think people have a right to privacy?"
    "Do you think ID cards are a bad idea?"

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