Britain to scrap unpopular ID card program

[Jazzy]

LONDON – Britain's home secretary said Thursday an unpopular national identity card program for U.K. citizens will be scrapped within 100 days — but many foreign nationals will still require one of the credit-card sized documents carrying biometric data.



Both members of the country's new coalition government pledged during this month's national election to ditch the unpopular 5.1-billion-pound ($7.3 billion) plan, which Britain's previous administration said would help combat terrorism and identity fraud.



The ID cards were designed to carry biographical details and biometric data, including fingerprints and a facial image. Information was stored on a national identity database — which will also be dismantled.



Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_identity_cards

 

[The Dragon Master]

But wouldn't having cards with all your detail's on, be easy to steal and then people can the forge your identity? I didn't see the point of these in the first place.

 

[Crusader]

But wouldn't having cards with all your detail's on, be easy to steal and then people can the forge your identity? I didn't see the point of these in the first place.

Amen

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Why do your fingerprints need to be on an ID card?

 

[Evil Eye]

But wouldn't having cards with all your detail's on, be easy to steal and then people can the forge your identity? I didn't see the point of these in the first place.

It would be.

Anyone read HHGTTG?

They have cards there, all personal info's on them... Then one of the main characters steals one and hacks a computer