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ID cards required to use public internet. UAE gov't

30-04-2010 11:42AM

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Run_to_da_hills

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It will only be a matter of time before this spreads across the globe. :eek:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/587014-id-cards-required-to-use-public-internet---uae-govt

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#2 01-05-2010 12:17PM

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That happened in Italy a year or two ago afair.

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#3 01-05-2010 01:18PM

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Gordon wrote: »

That happened in Italy a year or two ago afair.

Italy like France have already banned unregistered GSM sim cards which can also accedd the net, something Gordon Brown is trying to bring into the UK. .

All it would take would be a big spectacular spawned off unanimously from an internet cafe. Private users could also be hit with online compulsory administration access codes before they get on line.

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