From: jeremy.compton@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Jeremy Compton) Subject: SNET: National ID Cards- world wide phenomenon Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:03:47 +1200 To: snetnews@world.std.com -> SNETNEWS Mailing List http://www.privacy.org/pi/activities/i dcard/" National ID Cards Many countries are actively considering adopting national id cards for a variety of functions. These include the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Over the past seven years, Privacy International has been at the forefront of opposing these proposals in a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, the Phillippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These pages are an attempt to bring together materials based on PI members' experiences on opposing the proposals. While each jurisdictions may have local variations, the themes remain remarkably similar no matter where the proposals are heard. Our intention here is to discuss the evidence at an international level and to promote debate about the claims made about such card systems. Privacy International Materials Privacy International's ID Card FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions report on id cards. (7000 words) Campaigns of Opposition to ID Cards. A review and analysis of the successful campaign to kill the Australia Card in 1987. Personal views from around the world on ID cards. The UK Government ID Card Proposal The UK ID card proposal was quietly set aside in 1996. UK Home Office Green Paper "Identity Cards - A Consultation" Home Office press release on id cards, 24 January 1996. Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency report, Smart cards: Opportunities for public sector applications. Response of the Data Protection Registrar to the Government's proposals for Identity Cards. The Green Paper on Identity Cards: A response from the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility by Simon Rogerson. "Identity Crisis: why ID cards are a solution looking for a problem" by Liz Parratt from Liberty. "IDENTITY CARDS: Data protection implications" by Chris Pounder, Data Protection News (UK). State of the Nation articles on national ID cards. Social, Legal and Professional Aspects of Computing ID Cards. "Britain Discussing National ID Card System", Newsbytes, 03/28/95. Other Reports and Materials "TOUCHING BIG BROTHER: How biometric technology will fuse flesh and machine" by Simon Davies. "Smart Cards: Big Brother's Little Helpers" by The Privacy Committee of New South Wales, Australia. Chip-Based ID: Promise and Peril by Rober Clarke, Australian National Univeristy. Human Identification in Information Systems: Management Challenges and Public Policy Issues by Roger Clarke. Identification, Anonymity and Pseudonymity in Consumer Transactions: A Vital Systems Design and Public Policy Issue by Roger Clarke. 1991 Hungarian Supreme Court decision stricking down use of ID numbers. Smart Card Magazine, The Birth of Smart Cards: 1980. Electronic Privacy Information Center's pages on current national ID card proposals in the United States. News Stories TORONTO STAR, February 9th, 1996; Lead Editorial: HARRIS SHOULD SCRAP UNIVERSAL ID CARD. `Smart cards' will soon be approved, says health policy committee by chairperson by TOM ARNOLD, The Edmonton Journal. Canadian Privacy boss raps ID cards, The Canadian Press, July 15, 1995. Privacy commissioner in the dark about ID cards: Wants controls put on access, The Vancouver Province, September 27, 1995. AsiaWeek, ID Cards Introduced in Philippines. Greece to Demand Religion on National ID Cards, 2 May 1993. Unisys press release on Spain national ID card project. Return to Privacy International's Home Page Last updated July 16, 1997. -> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com -> Posted by: jeremy.compton@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Jeremy Compton)