Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Ministers deny smartcard offering pocket money to teenagers is covert ID / SocietyGuardian, 19 July 2005

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1531206,00.html
Rebecca Smithers
"Ministers yesterday dismissed claims that smartcards for teenagers offering government "pocket money" amounted to identity cards, but admitted that they would carry a photograph of the user and could be used as proof of age."