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UK: Crackdown on dangerous dogs to make microchips compulsory for all

All dogs are to be compulsorily microchipped so that their owners can be more easily traced under a crackdown on dangerous dogs to be unveiled today.

The package will include extending the dangerous dogs law to cover attacks by dogs on private property to protect postmen, and making third-party insurance compulsory so that victims can be financially [...]

UK: Crackdown on dangerous dogs to make microchips compulsory for all

All dogs are to be compulsorily microchipped so that their owners can be more easily traced under a crackdown on dangerous dogs to be unveiled today.

The package will include extending the dangerous dogs law to cover attacks by dogs on private property to protect postmen, and making third-party insurance compulsory so that victims can be financially [...]

Control freaks want web licences to end bloggers’ anonymity

The American blogosphere is going increasingly “viral” about a proposal advanced at the recent meeting of the Davos Economic Forum by Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer for Microsoft, that an equivalent of a “driver’s licence” should be introduced for access to the web. This totalitarian call has been backed by articles and blogs in [...]

UK: Home Secretary abandons compulsory ID cards

British nationals will not be forced to carry identity cards after Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, scrapped plans to make the controversial £4.9 billion scheme compulsory.
In a significant climb down, Mr Johnson yesterday announced that the cards would only be issued to Britons on a voluntary basis.
The move raises the prospect of the scheme being [...]

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UK: Home Secretary abandons compulsory ID cards

British nationals will not be forced to carry identity cards after Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, scrapped plans to make the controversial £4.9 billion scheme compulsory.
In a significant climb down, Mr Johnson yesterday announced that the cards would only be issued to Britons on a voluntary basis.
The move raises the prospect of the scheme being [...]

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