As you read this, more and more people are waking up to realise and understand what a con the government's National ID scheme is turning into. Local branches are being created around the country and with YOUR HELP we can defeat proposals for ID cards and the loss of your liberty and freedom.

Every day I speak to more and more people who are concerned at the alarming rate the country appears to be slipping into a police state. Perhaps it's apathy, perhaps it's lack of information and understanding or perhaps it's the feeling that ordinary people are powerless to stop the changes the government are bulldozing in?

Having worked for over 20 years in the I.T. sector as a computer and network consultant, with a specific interest in security and privacy, I'm more than aware of the shortcomings, problems and lack of planning that has gone into ID cards and the National Identity Register. To this aim, I have pledged to help No2ID in the local region, to raise public awareness of the important issues, and to help gain momentum in the growing tide of public opposition to ID cards and the 'Big Brother' database state. Hence the start of the Portsmouth group.

Portsmouth is the location of one of the 69 regional interrogation centres, and you can view the original planning application details here.

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8th Jun 2008	Identity cards 'could be used to spy on people' Britain is in danger of becoming a "surveillance society" and new safeguards are needed to protect people's privacy, an influential committee of MPs has warned.
6th Mar 2008	Revised ID cards plans unveiled The introduction of the new passports will be delayed from 2010 to 2012, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will say. And instead of being made to get identity cards at the same time, applicants will be able to use their passports to prove who they are.
30th Jan 2008	Costs set to rule out register of fingerprints The future of the UK's identity card scheme was thrown into further confusion last night after it emerged that the Home Office is looking to scrap one of its key components - a national register of fingerprints.
24th Jan 2008	Why ID cards are dangerous
23rd Jan 2008	Britons' ID cards 'to be delayed' Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for three years. ID cards will be introduced for foreign nationals this year and "Phase II" of the scheme to introduce them for UK citizens was due to start in 2009. But documents leaked to the Tories suggest it has been put back to 2012.
7th Jan 2008	55% of the UK population say scrap ID cards Partly in response to the governments continued incompetence at managing private data, the number of people opposing national ID cards continues to grow, with now over half the population opposing them.
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If you live in the Portsmouth area and would like to become more involved or attend local meetings, please contact me and I will add you to my newsletter maillist.

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A little while ago I wrote a paper detailing ten reasons why ID cards will not stop terrorism, identify theft or fraud, but WILL remove your freedom and liberty. You can read it here.

The following links go to resources on the national site;

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• An ID scheme won't stop terrorists
• An ID scheme will not eliminate benefit fraud
• An ID scheme will cost billions in taxpayers money
• An ID scheme will mean your most intimate details will be controlled by the government forever
• You will have to pay for an ID scheme out of your own pocket

• National Identity Scheme Delivery Plan 2008 - 300K PDF document (released 6th Mar 2008)
• James Hall's covering letter for above delivery plan - 42K PDF document (released 6th Mar 2008)
• Jacquie Smith - Interview on The Today Programme (Radio 4) on 6th Mar 2008 [13MB MP3 audio file]

Additional information and technical resources;

• Liberty - ID card news and articles
• ID Cards: The Public's Response to Proposed Customer Propositions Report [313K PDF file]
• UK Passport Office ID Cards - Announcement for the compulsory ID Card.
• UKPS Biometrics Enrolment Trial Report [3.7MB PDF file]
• If biometrics isn't foolproof, what is the point of using it? - Guardian article questioning the reliability of biometric information.
• The Achilles' Heel of Fingerprints - Washington Post article highlighting FBI scepticism of fringerprint evidence.
• How far should fingerprints be trusted? New Scientist article on the infallibility of fingerprint evidence.
• Biometric Education - various facts about Biometrics
• Stop & Search Manual - The Home Office manual, published 31 March 2005 [702K PDF]
• The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 - The Home Office documentation
• Crime and Security Act 2001 - The Home Office Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
• Terrorism Act 2000 - The Home Office Terrorism Act 2000