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UK Compulsory ID Plan Shelved

Posted by kdawson on from the keep-your-papers-in-your-pocket-please dept.

e9th writes "Despite a bump or two along the way, it seemed that compulsory ID cards were a done deal in the UK. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that the scheme has been shelved. Unfortunately, it seems that this was more a matter of convenience than of concern for citizens' privacy."

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  1. Re:VICTORY! by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you know what irony is?

    Isn't it like Goldy & Leady

    /baldrick

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    Build a Man a Fire, and He'll Be Warm for a Day. Set a Man on Fire, and He'll Be Warm for the Rest of His Life.

  2. Re:VICTORY! by Sockatume · · Score: 4, Funny

    1982: Because a totalitarian state always seems 2 years away.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?