Beware of card tricks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1817436,00.html
The government claims that national identity cards will help to counter
terrorism, illegal immigration and ID fraud. That's rubbish, says Henry
Porter, and in fact there is something much more sinister about them -
they will fundamentally alter the relationship between citizen and
state, and make slaves of us all
Tuesday July 11, 2006
The Guardian
The other day I went to see my publishers in central London and
prepared for the usual performance at the entrance, which involves me
writing my name, the name of my editor and the time in a book. On this
occasion the man asked me to type the details into a keyboard then
angled a camera on a stalk into my face. I typed away but held one hand
in front of the lens before moving swiftly out of the camera's field to
make for the lift. "Hold on, sir," shouted the security guard after me.
"You can't go in unless you've had your picture taken."
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