ID CARDS ON THE WAY.

The article reports that the U.S. and Great Britain are pushing ahead with plans to introduce identity cards and biometric passports. But both schemes are under attack from those who say they are badly thought out and costly and that far from improving security they could open up new threats. In May this year the U.S. senate approved the Real ID Act, which will introduce electronic driver's licences. The licence, or an equivalent ID card, will have to be presented whenever U.S. law requires an ID check for instance, when boarding a plane or opening a bank account.