Is there a need for identity cards?
Stephen R Mason · Computer Fraud & Security · 2004
The present government in the United Kingdom appears determined to introduce a compulsory registration card, having recently published a draft Identity Cards Bill. The proponent of an idea has the burden of proving the concept has a value and will solve a problem, especially when the idea will cost considerable amounts of taxpayer's money. However, no government minister has offered a soundly argued case for the introduction of a registration card in the United Kingdom to date. This is the second part of a two part article to consider the issues relating to identity and the arguments used to impose registration cards on subjects. This is continued from last month's issue of Computer Fraud & Security.