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Originally Posted by dellwear
Oh dear, where's Graham, he's normally straight here when theres an argument to be had!!!
Just proves me right, most people in the UK would like to have an ID card!  |
I think people might be more pre-disposed to the idea if they could be absolutely sure that they could not be copied or altered.
It would be great to only need one piece of ID, but the snag is it would also be easy for someone else with the right skills and equipment to hijack your life.
Virtually any piece of ID can be fabricated because invariably the equipment and information to do so is in the public domain. For example, the computer industry said that the introduction of CDs would see an end to software piracy but it still thrives because CD writers were sold to the public. It will only work if the method of production and media used is kept in-house by the government i.e. the MOD. And even then I'm not certain ID cards would be safe.