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BBC News: Identity Card Plans Q&A - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3127696.stm
A look at the issues surrounding identity cards and how they might work in practice.

Conservative Party: ID Cards - http://www.conservatives.com/Campaigns/ID_Cards_Labours_Bad_IDea.aspx
An explanation of why ID cards won’t work, expensively.

http://www.defy-id.org.uk/ - http://www.defy-id.org.uk/
A network for active resistance against UK identity cards and the National Identity Register. Includes list of companies involved in ID card scheme, local groups and a guide to the impact of the scheme.

http://www.no2id.net/ - http://www.no2id.net/
UK-wide non-partisan campaign opposing the government's planned ID card and National Identity Register. Provides information about the scheme and the organisation, as well as details of local groups and how to get involved.

Identity Cards Act 2006 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060015_en_1
Full text of the act, published by the Office of Public Sector Information.

Liberty: ID Cards - http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/3-privacy/31-id-cards/
Featuring the campaign’s briefings for British politicians, and materials for those opposing ID cards.

LSE Information Systems and Innovation Group: The Identity Project - http://is2.lse.ac.uk/idcard/
An overview of academic papers on and about identity papers and databases.

LSE Press Release: "ID Cards - UK's High Tech Scheme is High Risk" - http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/IDCard_FinalReport.htm
Announcing the publication of the report ‘The Identity Project: an assessment of the UK Identity Cards Bill and its implications’. Executive summary and link to full download.

The Identity and Passport Service: Identity Cards - http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/
Official government site, with information on the national identity scheme and its benefits.

The Identity Card and You - http://www.idcardandyou.co.uk/
"Anti" site that points out a number of potential arguments against ID cards. Articles on various issues.

Wikipedia: British National Identity Card - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_national_identity_card
The online encyclopedia describes the project and its purpose, its history in the UK and international comparisons, and public reaction.

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