Bus Passes * UK - Plan to ‘hijack’ they as ID cards
Scottish government excluded from discussionsGlasgow,Scotland,UK -The Sunday Herald, by Mark Howarth -21 Oct 2007: -- A cross-border spat erupted last night over new Home Office plans for compulsory ID cards in Scotland... The Sunday Herald can reveal that the UK government is considering fast-tracking the project by using the micro-chipped bus passes held by more than a million Scots. Whitehall officials have set up a working group which will look at how to piggyback the National Identity Register (NIR) on to the Executive's entitlement card scheme... Last night the Scottish government claimed it had been excluded from crucial discussions and warned that any data-grab attempt would be illegal... (Photo from BBC News: ID cards would bear fingerprints and personal details )
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