Monday, January 30, 2006

ID cards will be "snooper's paradise" say critics / silicon.com, 30 Jan 2006

http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39156031,00.htm
Andy McCue
"ID card critics have slammed government plans to include RFID-style tracking tags on the controversial cards, saying they will be a 'snooper's paradise'. Home Office minister Andy Burnham told parliament just before Christmas that ID cards will not contain RFID chips but will contain radio frequency contactless chips."