Politics or paranoia?
The British government's failure to be open about its plan for an identity card is proving costly. In May 1999, ministers announced that a £500-million ($800-million) contract to pay state benefits by swipe cards through Post Office computer terminals has been abandoned, and the reasons for the can...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 351; no. 8121; pp. 54 - 56 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
May 29 1999
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