BlackRock, George Osborne and digital security company Gemalto. Brits complain that new passports will be BLUE. But should they be more worried about the chip? (Conspiracy)

submitted ago by letsdothis1

Firm that employs George Osborne partly owns French company that won blue British passports contract

A firm that employs George Osborne partly owns the French company that won a controversial contract to make blue British passports.

BlackRock, a fund manager that pays the Tory former Chancellor £650,000 a year as an adviser, holds a 2.67% stake in Gemalto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemalto

Gemalto is an international digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens, and managed services. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards.

How digital security company Gemalto NV was hacked by American and British spies to steal encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications.

i_scream_trucks ago

They don't give a flying fuck that its blue. They WANT blue passports as it was their original color before the EU. And it's meant to signify new independence by switching back.

The problem is they're going to be made in the EU.

Although from what I can gather my old pom passport actually came from new Zealand...