Amongst rumors and speculation that Gordon Brown (Chancellor of Finance, and soon to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) will abandon the UK’s ID card scheme once Prime Minister, he has been asked to confirm his position on the plan. Many people are calling for the government to abandon the ID card scheme, citing increasing privacy and security concerns and escalating costs. However, the Liberal Democrats believe Mr. Brown will retain ID cards once prime minister. Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said the raft of criticisms levied at the scheme sees the government change its justification every month. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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HSBC announced that it will begin the conversion to contactless technology this month, replacing all customer banking debit cards, according to ThinkMoney.com. The bank will start to roll out the new contactless cards to existing customers whose debit cards are due to expire this month and then continue the process as cards expire. Customers who don’t want a contactless card can opt out by contacting their bank before their current card expires. read more »The South Africa Department of Home Affairs announced a new plan for its smart card-based national identity system that will eventually replace the current civic and immigration systems, according to Business Day. read more »The U.S. Army has decided to extend it smart card pilot program for Army spouses and retirees. The pilot, which began in October 2011, now runs through September. read more »Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced on Wednesday at the 4th West Africa Information Communications Technology Congress 2012 that more than 100 million Nigerians lacked official identification in the country’s national identity database. read more »Within the next five years the market for smart cards, secure ICs, inlays, biometric data capture, card personalization, printing and issuance in government, health care, and citizen ID will be in excess of $72 billion, according to ABI Research. read more »The Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will begin enrolling Nigerian citizens and legal residents into the Nigerian Identity Management System (NIMS) within the next few weeks, reports Business Day. read more » |
