National Identity Scheme Issues Society and Culture United Kingdom

The UK government has proposed a National Identity Scheme, to be managed by the Passport and Identity Service. At the core of this scheme is a database, containing biometric and other information, and an identity card. Supporters believe it will help fight crime and manage migration; opponents sense the advance of George Orwell’s 1984. This category contains sites both for and against.

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• Defy-ID - A network for active resistance against UK identity cards and the National Identity Register. Includes list of companies involved in ID card scheme, local groups and a guide to the impact of the scheme.
  
• LSE Information Systems and Innovation Group: The Identity Project - An overview of academic papers on and about identity papers and databases.
  
• A Liberal Democrat Campaign: ID cards - The LibDems petition against ID cards.
  
• Wikipedia: British National Identity Card - The online encyclopedia describes the project and its purpose, its history in the UK and international comparisons, and public reaction.
  
• LSE Press Release: "ID Cards - UK's High Tech Scheme is High Risk" - Announcing the publication of the report ‘The Identity Project: an assessment of the UK Identity Cards Bill and its implications’. Executive summary and link to full download.
  
• NO2ID - UK-wide non-partisan campaign opposing the government's planned ID card and National Identity Register. Provides information about the scheme and the organisation, as well as details of local groups and how to get involved.
  
• Liberty: ID Cards - Featuring the campaign’s briefings for British politicians, and materials for those opposing ID cards.
  
• BBC News: Identity Card Plans Q&A - A look at the issues surrounding identity cards and how they might work in practice.
  
• The Identity Card and You - "Anti" site that points out a number of potential arguments against ID cards. Articles on various issues.
  
• Identity Cards Act 2006 - Full text of the act, published by the Office of Public Sector Information.
  
• The Identity and Passport Service: Identity Cards - Official government site, with information on the national identity scheme and its benefits.
  
• Conservative Party: ID Cards - An explanation of why ID cards won’t work, expensively.
  
  

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