Jacqui Smith at it again

[Agent]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7712275.stm

Supermarkets could be asked to take people's fingerprints as part of the government's identity card scheme.

[0iD]

Aaaah, beless her, she does try doesn't she

[Salazaar]

I do hope her constituents feel suitably embarassed for having elected her...

[shaithis]

If these ID cards to come into effect, I hope she is both the first person to be issued one and the first person to have their identity stolen via the card.

[neonplanet40]

id like to see a tesco worker force me to scan my finger.

[Splash]

No2ID have her fingerprints now... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11...ith_dabs_grab/

[AledJ]

Supermarkets could be asked to take people's fingerprints as part of the government's identity card scheme.

As if that will be secure lol

I'm sorry but so much information has been lost by this government (yes i know its other companies or government workers, but the government is responsible for them)

I will not be getting an id card unless i am forced to!! And even then i will fight it!! At the moment we have an economic crisis and yet Labour still wants to push ahead with wasting more of our money!!! Makes me sick!

[Clunk]

When they ask for the finger to scan it, just offer it to them and then lean backwards and fart loudly.

[Stoo]

No2ID have her fingerprints now... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11...ith_dabs_grab/

I wonder if she'll get the hint when she starts getting application forms for various things in other people's names.

[Andy3536]

With them being compulsery by 2012, and with a genral election certain to come sooner. They'll surly be dropped anyway.
Every other party has said they'll drop the idea and labour are almost certain to loose.(hopefully)

[staffsMike]

When they ask for the finger to scan it, just offer it to them and then lean backwards and fart loudly.

I agree with Andy though, assuming Labour are booted at the next election this shouldn't be a problem. If not I'll have hopefully left by then anyway.

[Norky]

Do people also come up and congratulate her on what a spiffing job Gordo is doing?

[staffsMike]

Do people also come up and congratulate her on what a spiffing job Gordo is doing?

I imagine it's the same people if they do.

[Saracen]

I use cash in supermarkets already, and I won't even give a supermarket any data via their reward card schemes, so I'm NOT giving the like of Tesco my fingerprints or biometric data, PERIOD.

The only way I'll have an ID card is when it becomes compulsory, and even then, it'll be very reluctantly. And as for producing it in a supermarket, the government can go swing if they expect that.

[Agent]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7712275.stm

People 'can't wait for ID cards'

Jacqui Smith says public demand means people will be able to pre-register for an ID card within the next few months.

The cards will be available for all from 2012 but she said: "I regularly have people coming up to me and saying they don't want to wait that long."

Why can't they wait exactly - Are they forgetting who they are? or are places turning down current methods of ID like passports and driving licences?

Sounds like to me

[Rave]

The only way I'll have an ID card is when it becomes compulsory, and even then, it'll be very reluctantly

The only way they'll get my biometric data is by holding me down by force, and I fully intend to hit the gym hard in the meantime, just to make it as difficult as possible for them. Nobody is going to appropriate my fingerprints/DNA without getting hurt.