UK: ID cards scheme is high risk, say academics
Sarah Arnott writes in Computing:
The government's national identity card scheme could cost as much as £19.2bn or £230 for every citizen registering for the card, according to research from the London School of Economics (LSE) published today.
The Home Office's plan is for a central population database underpinning a biometric ID card issued to every UK the adult. The legislation needed for the scheme to go ahead faces its first debate in the House of Commons tomorrow afternoon.
posted by Fergie @ 6/27/2005 06:41:00 AM
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