Barcode Nation

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On 29 January the EEMA (European Association for e-identity and Security) and the Digital Identity Forum are holding a seminar entitled “The Business Use and Applications of the UK National Identity Card”
Have a read of this from their website:
Over a period of time, public opinion, as measured by opinion [...]

Reports that police have been granted new powers to snoop on your PC without a warrant have been denied by the Home Office.
 
According to the Sunday Times report, the Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan via Europe to allow police across Britain to conduct “remote searching”. It allows police or MI5 officers to [...]