News on ID Cards, ID Badges and Photo ID Systems: 10/05/2003

Will DirecTV Sue You Next?

5:20 AM

DirecTV claims "smart card" technology is "knowingly" being used to steal its satellite signal, giving customers hundreds of free TV channels.

Full Article from CBSNEWS.com.

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

U.S. lawyer champions Canadian ID cards

7:34 AM

OTTAWA - Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz told a government-sponsored conference on a proposed national ID card that such a plan would increase security.

Full Article from cbc.ca

County board recognizes Latin American ID card.(News)

6:40 AM

The Board of Commissioners Tuesday made Cook County the first in the nation to pass a measure recognizing identification cards issued by Latin American governments.

Full Article from highbeam.com.

Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Commons report called national ID cards a waste of money

7:36 AM

OTTAWA - A national ID card program could cost billions of dollars without improving the security of Canadians, a House of Commons committee said Tuesday.

Full Article from cbc.ca

Monday, October 06, 2003

ID card plan to top $7 billion

10:31 AM

The cost of Immigration Minister Denis Coderre's proposal for a national identity card would top $7 billion, says a new report to a Commons committee - a finding that makes the $1-billion national gun registry look like chump change.

Full Article from canoe.ca.

ID Theft Undermines Integrated Terror Watch Lists

6:52 AM

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton a self-proclaimed "card-carrying civil libertarian," said the nature of the vulnerabilities has led her and others to rethink the issue of a national ID card.

Full Article from computerworld.com.

Sunday, October 05, 2003

Europe ID card entry into Jordan

10:31 AM

Jordan will let European tourists enter the country with just personal identity cards doing away with the requirement for passports from this month.

Full Articlefrom ameinfo.com.

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