IC mana?

The British public is debating whether or not to have identity cards. I don't see what the fuss is all about. So the government wants to create a database about its citizen. So what? They have a huge amount of info about everyone already anyway. But, in the spirit of not wanting to take anything for granted, I think it is best if I dig a bit more into this to-ID-or-not-to-ID debate. That is why I am attending this on 18 January 2005.