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As we know, George Monbiot isn't exactly our favourite pundit around here. But I found a lot to agree with in his piece in today's Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story ... 55,00.html

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

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Yes, I agree pretty well with what he says. How many people know that the ID card is RFID enabled?

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Malcolm W.
The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not represent the views of Safespeed.

is there anything in "the rules" about these cards that say you have to keep them out of an aluminiun foil wrapper? I've also got this nice steel business card holder ... that could be ideal for storing important voluntary-compulsory cards!

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COAST Not just somewhere to keep a beach.

A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

I’m not just concerned by essentially being tagged, I’m also concerned about exactly what information will be stored on these cards. Could these cards be used to find out exactly where a person is within the UK?

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Useless laws weaken necessary laws.

What do you think those security devices at the front of shops are? RFID readers. Sure they might not be compatible with the ID card's RFID system at the moment but if you were a shop wouldn't you want to make them compatible so you could monitor when a customer enters and leaves, which branch/es they shop at, link this using your credit card (if they can) or RFID readers at the checkout and they can tell what you buy.

I should think that at very least each card would have an easily available serial number.

I didn't realise ID cards would have RFID in them. I don't really mind the idea of an optional ID card, but I refuse to carry anything with RFID around with me.

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Andrew.

Cards should fit quite easily in a microwave oven, terrible accident, 30 seconds on high, oh dear.

Moonbigot usually writes dross, but this is excellent. The economy of phrase makes it creepy to read, let alone think about...almost like Edgar Allen Poe.

I've got a dinky little alpha source in my prep-room that should fry the chip nicely. Or a couple of minutes on the target plate of our Van Der Graaf...("Sorry, Officer! I think it's been struck by lightning...").

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Aquila



Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat...

"Moonbigot usually writes dross,"
"but this is excellent."

Sometimes to move on, you have to appreciate the views of others.

Cherry picking is easy.

Understanding others views is not.

Thank you 'B', your interest in my cultural health is very touching. I am touched...

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Aquila



Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat...

Most new car PLIPs have RFID built in. Thats how the immobiliser work. It reads the key head from a coil built around the key barrel. Some cars with keyless remote entry also use a more powerful system that can be read at a range of several feet.

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Speed camera policy Kills

Sounds like there's a market opportunity here for Farady cage mesh ID card holders. Purely to protect them from lightning strikes of course