Fake ID

Door staff encouraged to ensure fake or false IDs are confiscated and handed to the police

The Security Industry Authority is supporting a new Home Office campaign, which addresses young adults using fake or false identification when attempting to enter pubs and clubs. The initiative, in association with the Proof of Age Scheme (PASS) advises young people that if they are caught using fake, or someone else’s ID, they could have [...]

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Posted in News on Jul 30th, 2010, 5:15 pm by lee     

Brown Elected PM thanks to Fake ID

Jill Insley writes in the Guardian,

To show how easy it is to obtain fraudulent documents using anyone’s details, CPP applied for four official-looking proofs of ID using David Cameron’s name and Gordon Brown’s photo. As you can see, the results of this unlikely coalition are pretty convincing.

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Posted in General on May 20th, 2010, 1:22 pm by lee  1 comment   

National Identity Card Example

A national identity card is a portable document; usually a plastic card with the owner’s personal information and photo printed onto it, which can be used to confirm the owner details.  In some countries the National Identity Cards have digital information embedded onto the card and make use of biometric techniques such as iris or [...]

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Posted in General on Apr 19th, 2010, 8:53 am by darren     

Unknown how many cards are out there, says watchdog

Tom Young writes in Computing:

It is impossible to tell whether identity cards have been obtained fraudulently, according to the first report by the Office of the Identity Commissioner.
Identity Commissioner Sir Joseph Pilling was appointed to oversee the government’s ₤5.4bn National Identity Scheme and issued his first update today.
Although widely supportive of the way the scheme is [...]

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Posted in News on Apr 4th, 2010, 5:10 pm by lee     

The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 Passed

The house of Lords has passed an amendment to the current licensing laws.  It is now a legal requirement for the vendor to ask for photo ID if someone appears under the age of 18.  This law will come into effect on 1st October 2010. The law has been critisised by Liberal Democrat Baroness Hamwee who described [...]

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Posted in News on Apr 1st, 2010, 9:54 pm by lee     

Fake ID Fail

No matter how much you love your girl, don’t put her on your fake ID.

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Posted in Humour on Apr 1st, 2010, 9:41 pm by lee  1 comment