Mission creep
The Register is reporting that the UK Government is already allowing the proposed ID card scheme to have a far wider reach than was promised. Not only will Government departments be allowed, without consent from the individual, to spread the information held far more widely than had been declared but also the information itself will be far more comprehensive. Despite assurances during the recent parliamentary debate of the ID card Bill, the Government is now proposing that the National Identity Register be used to store medical details, to assess eligibility to vote and even to target people for health advice. Needless to say, these are purposes far removed from crime, terrorism, illegal employment and immigration, which were the only subjects mentioned in Labour’s manifesto – the document used to force the legislation through Parliament against strong opposition.
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