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ID cards

Government IT failures waste ‘billions’
Fail
Business strategy

Government IT failures waste ‘billions’

The Government is wasting billions in time and money thanks to IT failures, a report claims.
2 Mar 2011
Government crushes ID card database
Shredded database
public sector

Government crushes ID card database

The Government has crushed the ID card scheme database, putting the final nail in the coffin of the controversial initiative.
10 Feb 2011
ID cards decommissioned
ID cards
public sector

ID cards decommissioned

Although few got on board with the scheme, any existing UK ID cards are now useless for proof of identity when travelling.
24 Jan 2011
NO2ID on fighting the database state
Database
Security

NO2ID on fighting the database state

We spoke to Phil Booth, national coordinator for NO2ID, about privacy issues and taking on the "database state".
21 Jul 2010
Coalition kills ID cards, Digital Economy Act's fate
Cameron and Clegg at Number 10
public sector

Coalition kills ID cards, Digital Economy Act's fate

ID cards have been scrapped under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition deal, but it remains unclear about what is to be done with the Digit…
12 May 2010
Brown: ID cards needed to tackle immigration
Gordon Brown
public sector

Brown: ID cards needed to tackle immigration

In the second leaders' debate last night, prime minister Gordon Brown stuck to his guns when it came to ID cards and biometric passports.
23 Apr 2010
Clegg calls for ID cards to be scrapped in first TV debate
ID cards
public sector

Clegg calls for ID cards to be scrapped in first TV debate

UK politics took a step forward last night with its first television debate and digital Britain wasn't far from one of the prospective prime minister'…
16 Apr 2010
Government wants business ideas for ID cards
ID card
public sector

Government wants business ideas for ID cards

The government's created the infrastructure, now it's time for the public and private sector to come up with applications, according to minister Meg H…
16 Mar 2010
Q&A: The ID card commissioner talks cards and controversy
Sir Joseph Pilling
public sector

Q&A: The ID card commissioner talks cards and controversy

We spoke to ID card commissioner Sir John Pilling about his thoughts on the identity scheme and why we might all think he's a bit of prat down the lin…
2 Mar 2010
Week in Review: Apple unveils the iPad
Week in Review
Software

Week in Review: Apple unveils the iPad

Apple dominates the news with the launch of its iPad tablet device, Oracle finally gets its hands on Sun, and more from this week in IT.
29 Jan 2010
Home Office brings ID cards to London with youth push
ID card
public sector

Home Office brings ID cards to London with youth push

The Home Office has said young Londoners will be able to get an ID card from 8 February.
26 Jan 2010
Year in Review: Public Sector in 2009
Year in Review
public sector

Year in Review: Public Sector in 2009

We take a look at the big tech stories in the public sector for 2009.
24 Dec 2009
The worst IT disasters of 2009
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public sector

The worst IT disasters of 2009

There were a lot of high points in tech this year, but some pretty big screw ups, too. Here are our top 10 IT failures of the year.
18 Dec 2009
ID cards spread across North West
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public sector

ID cards spread across North West

After rolling out in Manchester, the identity card scheme is coming to Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria.
16 Dec 2009
Week in Review: Danish cops love Apple
Week in review
Software

Week in Review: Danish cops love Apple

Police in Copenhagen are Apple fan boys, Intel drops Larrabee, and more from this week in IT.
11 Dec 2009
Liverpool council votes against ID cards
ID Card
public sector

Liverpool council votes against ID cards

Liverpool City Council has made it clear it's not a fan of ID cards, banning them from its own offices.
10 Dec 2009
ID card database holds 538 names
ID card
public sector

ID card database holds 538 names

And just one is from someone outside the UK.
25 Nov 2009
ID cards arrive in Manchester from 30 November
ID Card
public sector

ID cards arrive in Manchester from 30 November

Mancunians are the first to be able to generally register for the controversial ID cards.
16 Nov 2009
10,000 register for ID cards
ID cards
public sector

10,000 register for ID cards

Just 10,000 Brits have shown an interest in getting an ID card, but the Home Office thinks it's a positive sign.
20 Oct 2009
Foreign nationals ID cards expedited
ID cards
public sector

Foreign nationals ID cards expedited

Workers with a UK job-offer to get ID cards early, the government has confirmed.
25 Sep 2009
Cable wants to cull ID card database
Vince Cable
public sector

Cable wants to cull ID card database

In a speech at the Liberal Democrats' party conference today, Vince Cable has made the case for scrapping Government database schemes.
21 Sep 2009
Tories to rollback surveillance state
CCTV camera
databases

Tories to rollback surveillance state

The Conservative party has revealed plans to end ID cards, the ContactPoint database and give the Information Commissioner more powers.
16 Sep 2009
Government appoints first ID commissioner
ID cards
public sector

Government appoints first ID commissioner

Former Home Office employee Sir Joseph Pilling will be the independent watchdog for the ID card scheme.
14 Sep 2009