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Legislation, treaties and policies
The following are summaries of major UK and relevant regional and international legislation, policies and treaties affecting Internet Rights in the UK.

UK Home Office announces next steps on ID cards: 2004

The Home Secretary announces a mandatory universal ID card, promising that it would protect the UK against illegal migration and working, organised crime, terrorist activity, identity theft, and fraudulent access to public services.

Download: http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-79530&headline=UK+Home+Office+announces+next+steps+on+ID+cards

UK ID Card moving forward despite significant opposition: 2004

The Home Secretary announces a mandatory universal ID card, promising that it would protect the UK against illegal migration and working, organised crime, terrorist activity, identity theft, and fraudulent access to public services.
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Download: http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-79542&headline=UK+ID+Card+moving+forward+despite+significant+opposition

Invasive, Illusory, Illegal, and Illegitimate: Privacy International responds to the European Commission on Data Retention: 2004

15/09/2004

Over 90 non-governmental organizations and 80 companies have endorsed Privacy International's call on the European Commission to abandon on a proposed retention regime across Europe of between 1 and 3 years for all communications traffic data. In this response, PI argues that data retention is invasive, illusory in its gains, illegal in its goals, and that the policy process surrounding retention is illegimate.

Download: http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-71913&headline=Privacy+International+responds+to+the+European+Commission+on+Data+Retention

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