digital8
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 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject: ID scheme will be a costly, dangerous failure, says LSE repo |
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The London School of Economics' Department of Information Systems has released a report describing the United Kingdom's Identity Cards Bill as "too complex, technically unsafe, overly prescriptive" and finding no foundation of public trust and confidence in the system. The report finds the necessary technology immature and unreliable. While the report finds that a national identity card could offer limited benefits, other means would be better suited for achieving the bill's stated goals of combatting identity theft and terrorism. The report also finds that the program's cost will likely be higher than the Home Office estimates. The report calls the British plan "a potential danger to the public interest and to the legal rights of individuals", and recommends a more citizen-centric approach, similar to France's e-government initiative.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/0..._idcard_report/ |
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