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Title: UK spent 6.6 billion on new ID's, didnt buy one card reader Post by: Alex on February 06, 2009, 03:03:24 AM UK spent 6.6 billion on new ID's, didnt buy one card reader
The British government has spent 6.6 billion dollars for a new identity card program that is based around biometrics. Like any new ID card program it is designed to help enhance security for everyone from public officials to private citizens. The problem is that there is not one card reader in the entire country, not at any police station, customs locations, anywhere in the entire country. It would be understandable if the government had a plan to purchase card readers but it does not. "We have always said that we would roll out the scheme incrementally. The card will not be as useful as it could be until we have got the volumes out there. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/0OspD-lyUXk/uk-spent-66-billion-on-new-ids-didnt-buy-one-card-reader |