The first UK ID cards have already been issued - but UK authorities have no way of reading the data stored on them.
An FoI request by Silicon.com revealed that no police stations, border entry points or job centres have readers in place for the card’s biometric chip.
Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton told silicon.com:
“If this [...]
Have a read of this article from the Calgary Herald, describing the experience of Alicia Paziuk who suffered a case of identity fraud this year.
According to the article, 10,000 Canadians suffered from identity fraud in 2008, losing a total of $8.8m. But what interests us is the psychological effect on the victims:
“It really can shake [...]
Some alarming news has emerged from Bolton where Police are being issued with mobile fingerprint readers.
The mobile units scan a suspect’s fingerprint and transmit the data to the National Fingerprint Database - Ident1. Within minutes, the officer can see if the person is wanted for a crime. Of course, such technology only works if the [...]
