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Identity card scheme will not mandate fingerprint readers

A proliferation of different fingerprint reading machines will be used in government programmes   More...

Top Tory MP Davis resigns to fight "database state"

Triggers by-election to stop "exposing our personal data to careless civil servants and criminal hackers"   More...

ID cards: all five remaining suppliers through to next round

CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, and Thales will all sign framework contracts   More...

Home Office slashes ID card rollout costs

Slower introduction leads to cheaper rollout   More...

MPs raise fears over data protection for national ID register

Committee highlights question marks over repeated breaches of data laws   More...

Private sector to collect biometrics for ID card plan

Government does not want to provide biometric enrolment services itself   More...

ID scheme delayed, says leak

Home Office documents obtained by the Tories say cards for citizens put back two years   More...

ID cards costs go down - but just a bit

Home Office's latest update on controversial programme reflects unexpected savings   More...

Extra staff to push up ID costs, says Home Office

Head of Passport Service says previous estimates were unrealistic   More...

Smart cards open doors for university students

Wolverhampton issues 23,000 students with smart cards   More...

Innovation broadens Accenture’s horizons

Accenture UK managing director says technology use is starting to mature   More...

Tories fuel further debate on ID cards

Industry insiders say the row is a storm in a teacup   More...

MPs argue over ID card pricing

Seventy per cent of biometric scheme costs to be spent anyway upgrading passports, says Home Office   More...

Conservatives reject ID card scheme

David Cameron's Tories will cancel ID card deals   More...

Identity cards pave way for Whitehall IT sharing

Government technology should be re-used as much as possible, says John Suffolk   More...

The key technology items on the agenda for 2007

Computing previews the big issues for this year   More...

Iris use dropped in ID card plans

Cost and technical uncertainties cited for decision   More...

Technology at the heart of change - Computing's review of 2006

We look back at the high and lows of an eventful 2006 for the technology industry   More...

Technology at the heart of change - Computing's review of 2006

We look back at the high and lows of an eventful 2006 for the technology industry   More...

Whitehall readies ID card action plan

Industry concerns focus on government management skills   More...

Best of the web - 17 Nov 06

Today's round-up of the rest of the web leads with fears of a shortage of skilled IT staff   More...

ID test plans fuel controversy

Experts warn Whitehall of risks from limited tests of identity card IT   More...

Cost of ID card technology pencilled in at £800m

Tech to take up about 15 per cent of £5.4bn estimated cost   More...

Identity card scheme to cost £5.4bn

The Home Office's first six-monthly costing report says 15 per cent of the money will be spent on technology   More...

Cameron promises to scrap identity cards

Conservative Party leader tells conference delegates that ID cards are a waste of money   More...

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