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By Will Sturgeon

Published: Friday 16 April 2004


Name

Geoffrey Darnton


Location

Bournemouth


Occupation

Senior Academic


Comment

It is very easy to be dismissive of concerns on the grounds that only those with something to hide will object to ID cards. That is a luxury only available while there is some semblance of democracy. However, we don't have a constitution with effective checks and balances against some extreme legislation ... and don't forget that the 1930s and 1940s holocaust would not have been anything like as large if it had not been for the application of information technology and information systems (any doubters should read the book 'IBM and the Holocaust'). Genocide and the implementation of oppressive legislation are much more effective with the application of ID information and IT. That is the real issue. Fight ID cards tooth and nail until we have effective constitutional safeguards against arbitrary legislation - such safeguards are not yet available in UK or EU.



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