Scots vote out ID cards

Antaletriangle · 11-22-2008, 09:44 AM

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The Scottish Parliament has voted against the government's proposed ID cards, in a gesture of Pythonian futility.

Members of the Scottish Parliament decided the cards would not deter crime, would not add to security and would do very little for civil liberties as well.

MSP Fergus Ewing told the Parliament that the government could not be trusted to keep the data safe. He also said cards were a colossal waste of money and the £5bn would be better spent elsewhere.

Members of the Scottish Parliament voted by 69 votes to zero with 38 abstentions, according to the BBC.

Unfortunately, however, the Scottish Parliament has no jurisdiction over ID cards.

Tory MSP Bill Aitken said he had no problem with governments taking action to improve security but plenty of countries have had terrorist attacks which were not stopped or ameliorated by compulsory ID cards. ®

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Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Scots vote out ID cards http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11...ay_no_idcards/ By John Oates • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 20th November 2008 16:31 GMT Free Paper - A Practical Guide To Disaster Recovery Planning The Scottish Parliament has voted against the government's proposed ID cards, in a gesture of Pythonian futility. Members of the Scottish Parliament decided the cards would not deter crime, would not add to security and would do very little for civil liberties as well. MSP Fergus Ewing told the Parliament that the government could not be trusted to keep the data safe. He also said cards were a colossal waste of money and the £5bn would be better spent elsewhere. Members of the Scottish Parliament voted by 69 votes to zero with 38 abstentions, according to the BBC. Unfortunately, however, the Scottish Parliament has no jurisdiction over ID cards. Tory MSP Bill Aitken said he had no problem with governments taking action to improve security but plenty of countries have had terrorist attacks which were not stopped or ameliorated by compulsory ID cards. ®