Over the last few years the Government has mislaid a staggering amount of our personal information. In a clever short film released today, campaign group Liberty asks whether they can be trusted with even more data.
Where do they go? highlights Liberty’s concerns about the security of our personal details in the National Identity Register (NIR) and ID card scheme.
Despite the recent announcement that ID cards will be voluntary for British residents, Liberty has argued that they will be compulsory in practice because your details will automatically be placed on the NIR when you apply for a passport.
Narrated by Liberty supporter Simon Callow and made voluntarily for Liberty by professional film-maker Will MacNeil, the film Where do they go? underlines the absurdity and the danger of creating such a massive database.
• Spread the word – send the film to friends and family or share it online using this URL http://tinyurl.com/wanderingdata
• Watch the film: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/3-privacy/film-where-do-they-go-.shtml
• Find out more about the arguments against ID cards here: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/3-privacy/31-id-cards/why-liberty-opposes-id-cards.shtml