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Friday, 23 March 2007, 18:45 GMT

Anti-ID card protest in Edinburgh

Mock-up ID card White-suited, barcoded robots are planning to make a silent anti-ID card protest outside government buildings in Edinburgh.

Campaign group, No2ID, will congregate at the Edinburgh Passport Interview Centre in Haymarket Terrace on Monday.

No2ID member David Muxworthy said people needing a passport would need to be interrogated and fingerprinted.

They would need to give 49 pieces of personal information for the 'National Identity Register' database, he said.

Mr Muxworthy said: "When the controversial Identity Cards laws come into force, everyone will have to undergo this process to get an ID card.

"Once details are entered into the database, anyone failing to tell the authorities about changes in their personal details, such as a change of address, or about lost or damaged ID cards, could face repeated £1,000 fines."



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