05 July 2006

If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear!

... that's the oft reported lazy reply to raising concerns about surveillance and ID-cards. Well, perhaps the government should take a dose of it's own medicine?
The freedom of information watchdog ordered the Department of Work and Pensions to publish its findings about how the cards could fight ID fraud. Now the department has decided to appeal against the information commissioner's ruling.


Check out the Information Commisioners judgement. Hat tip to No2id
BBC NEWS | Politics | Whitehall fights ID costs demand:
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