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Posted on 09.24.08 by Mary Lou Seymour
“The first identity cards from the government’s controversial national scheme are due to be revealed.The biometric card will be issued from November, initially to non-EU students and marriage visa holders. The design — containing a picture and digitally-stored fingerprints — is a pre-cursor to the proposed national identity card scheme. Critics say the roll-out to some immigrants is a ’softening up’ exercise to win over a sceptical general public.” (09/25/08) Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7634111.stm Filed under: LAND News and RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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