WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 1986, while the government of Australia was drafting legislation requiring citizens to carry a national ID card, civil-liberties advocates formed Privacy International, a group dedicated to sharing information on similar movements around the globe.
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National urgency, national push for ID cards
5:45 AM
Larry Ellison is worth $15-billion. Now one of the world's richest people wants to give us all something absolutely free.
A national identity card. Complete with your photograph and digitized thumbprint.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2001
NO National ID Card ? Not Now, Not Ever
6:43 AM
There's word out of Washington that the Bush administration may be supporting the creation of a national ID card for all Americans, and some members of Congress are champing at the bit to force us all to carry these symbols of tyranny.
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Monday, September 24, 2001
National ID card is not a quick fix
5:18 AM
Home Secretary David Blunkett's hope of introducing a national identity card to combat international terrorism is a plan fraught with difficulties.
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