Friday, August 26, 2005

National ID cards: The current state in the U.K., U.S., and Australia : CR80 News

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Andy Williams
Terrorist threats, disintegrating national borders, globalization - A myriad of causes have prompted governments around the world to take a closer look at the need for a national identification card. Indeed, some countries are moving forward but citizen's privacy concerns have prevented most large countries from progressing on national ID systems. Recent bombings in London, however, may be a significant catalyst to push a national system through in the United Kingdom. Some of the major English-speaking countries -Australia, the U.S., and the U.K. - have struggled with the national ID card dilemma."