According to the British Government, the planned ID cards will help reduce the £1.7billion identity fraud bill that costs Britain every year
Tony Blair today talked about a significant relaunch of the Government's crime strategy, including his passionate support for the controversial ID cards due to launch any year now.
The cards will include fingerprints, a digital facial and eye (iris) scan and could also be used to include personal information. The government is promising new measures to counter terrorism, organised crime, and anti-social behaviour.
