Comments on: British government pushes ID Cards – and doubles the cost http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/ Technology news Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:23:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Avi Blumstein http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144784 Avi Blumstein Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:55:11 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144784 give my regards to Gordon Hitler give my regards to Gordon Hitler

]]> By: Avi Blumstein http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144785 Avi Blumstein Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:55:07 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144785 give my regards to Gordon Hitler give my regards to Gordon Hitler

]]> By: DaveBG http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144706 DaveBG Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:16:37 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144706 Davidb The British constitutional monarchy is hardly the dictatorship you seem to want it to be - we sure as hell do not suffer rigged elections for a start. Ralph Yeah cos you don't have any kind of requirement for an ID card of any kind in anybodies' affairs (whether provate or public) where you live, eh? Davidb

The British constitutional monarchy is hardly the dictatorship you seem to want it to be – we sure as hell do not suffer rigged elections for a start.

Ralph

Yeah cos you don’t have any kind of requirement for an ID card of any kind in anybodies’ affairs (whether provate or public) where you live, eh?

]]> By: Ralph http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144658 Ralph Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:04:38 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144658 I thought the Berlin Wall fell, I didn't know it was still up and spread to the U.K. I thought the old Soviet Union required things like this. I thought the Berlin Wall fell, I didn’t know it was still up and spread to the U.K. I thought the old Soviet Union required things like this.

]]> By: DaveBG http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144592 DaveBG Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:21:08 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144592 Yes it's annoying and yes it's an intrusion. But. There are 100's of private organisations keeping tabs and track of what we do right now. Where's the fuss about that? One more official piece of ID isn't going to do much more than be, at best, a useful convenience (it can for instance combine passport & driving licence) and at worse a pain in the ass if we are asked for it and don't have it. We might not like it but it will not be the UK Gov driving this, it will be the private sector (think banks etc) demanding it as a more secure means of ID (as in, not perfect but for most of us most of the time much more secure). More and more services will be easier to obtain with it. If it costs (as has been claimed) the same as a passport & driving licence (and will work as a combo for those documents) then I will not worry too much over it. They have had them in many western countries for many years and the sky did not fall down and nor did a Police state suddenly spring up. Yes it’s annoying and yes it’s an intrusion.

But.

There are 100’s of private organisations keeping tabs and track of what we do right now.

Where’s the fuss about that?

One more official piece of ID isn’t going to do much more than be, at best, a useful convenience (it can for instance combine passport & driving licence) and at worse a pain in the ass if we are asked for it and don’t have it.

We might not like it but it will not be the UK Gov driving this, it will be the private sector (think banks etc) demanding it as a more secure means of ID (as in, not perfect but for most of us most of the time much more secure).

More and more services will be easier to obtain with it.

If it costs (as has been claimed) the same as a passport & driving licence (and will work as a combo for those documents) then I will not worry too much over it.

They have had them in many western countries for many years and the sky did not fall down and nor did a Police state suddenly spring up.

]]> By: Victor http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144591 Victor Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:51:52 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144591 I find this incredibly anoying as I live in the UK. Although i'm just 15 and have lived all my life in the UK I have to apply for citizen as my parents were from (the continent) South America. What pisses me off is the fact that I know have to swear to the Queen even though I believe the Monarchy is not needed and it is hard for me to make such a big lie. I also hate the idea of that pledge being introduced to schools and the proposed 'Britishness' day in response to the amount of immigrants. This response I find alienating as Britain is a multi-cultural place with many different people and not just the steroetypes one would think of England. This is all I have to say. I find this incredibly anoying as I live in the UK. Although i’m just 15 and have lived all my life in the UK I have to apply for citizen as my parents were from (the continent) South America. What pisses me off is the fact that I know have to swear to the Queen even though I believe the Monarchy is not needed and it is hard for me to make such a big lie. I also hate the idea of that pledge being introduced to schools and the proposed ‘Britishness’ day in response to the amount of immigrants. This response I find alienating as Britain is a multi-cultural place with many different people and not just the steroetypes one would think of England. This is all I have to say.

]]> By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/07/british-government-pushes-id-cards-and-doubles-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-144579 DavidB Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:29:05 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=8520#comment-144579 When are you subjects of the Queen going to throw of the yoke and implement a proper free nation? Its been what, 230+ years since we showed you how? ;) When are you subjects of the Queen going to throw of the yoke and implement a proper free nation? Its been what, 230+ years since we showed you how? ;)

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