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UK: Protesters Try to Foil ID Card Plan

A U.K. group worried about the security of personal data to be collected under a new identity card plan is calling on people to renew their passports in May to avoid being part of the identity card scheme for at least 10 years.

No2ID, a group that has been campaigning against the identity cards, discovered that citizens can renew their passports now regardless of whether or not they are about to expire. Since the national identity register isn't set up yet, renewing now allows them to avoid being included in the database for the 10-year life of the passport.

The group has won the support of political parties including the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, as well as other privacy and civil liberties groups.

posted by Fergie @ 4/21/2006 07:32:00 AM