Government gets digital with new ID card
26th September 2008
50,000 foreign nationals will be the first to test out the new identification cards, revealed by the Government, in a bid to reduce illegal immigrants gaining entry, prevent identity theft and assist bodies such as the Police to identify people quicker.
The card will contain the digital fingerprint of the individual which will make forging nigh on impossible. Roll out will start from November 2008 to March 2009 and target those extending their visas to stay in the country and applying for marriage and civil partnership licenses during their residency.
An example of the card:
The design of the card will differ depending on which individual is refers to, for example, all EU national ID cards will have a royal crest and a bull designed to present Greek god Zeus abducting Europa. It has yet to be agreed how the design of UK residents cards will look – it has been discussed that it will be a different colour but will omit the Union Flag because no other ID cards in Europe show the national flag. However, a compromise would be the national flowers as a raised watermark.
Opposition political parties and former Labour MPs have criticised the announcement for a number of reasons, but the Government cannot be condemned for trying to reduce a number of severe issues that face the UK at the moment, such as identity theft and illegal immigration.
Identity Theft is so rampant these days because it is quite easy to harvest information from someone else.”**
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