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Davies: National ID Plan Violates Privacy

Simon Davies, Director of Privacy International, argues in the Daily Telegraph that a system of national identification cards will lead to privacy violations. Proposals for national ID also entail requirements that citizens submit a biometric identifier, the requirement that individuals produce the ID upon request, and a linkage between the card and data held by government.

Reckless ID card plan will destroy nation's freedom, The Daily Telegraph, September 29, 2001.
Privacy International ID Card Page.
National I.D. Cards: One Size Fits All, New York Times (AP), October 7, 2001.