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UK Compulsory ID Plan Shelved - by kdawson (27% noise) View Skip e9th writes “Despite a bump or two along the way, it seemed that compulsory ID cards were a done deal in the UK. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that the scheme has been shelved. Unfortunately, it seems that this was more a matter of convenience than of concern for citizens’ privacy.” I don’t get it - by Jurily (Score: 3, Insightful) Thread What’s all the uproar about ID cards? It’s not like you don’t use photo ID (and credit cards) everywhere already. This looks like it just standardizes the process. Re:I don’t get it - by ledow (Score: 5, Interesting) Thread I’m from the UK, just to clarify things. I can’t remember the last time my photo ID was *required*, except possibly to put on my driver’s license (so, by a government-only department that already had... [read full story]
David Joles, Star Tribune Nellie Brau, a junior global studies and French double major at the University of Minnesota from Eden Prairie, is the coordinator for a student group called Active Minds, which encourages conversations...
