ID card scheme 'at risk of fraud'
The National Identity Scheme could be at risk of fraud from the people running it, a Government-appointed panel has warned. In its 2007 annual report, the Independent Scheme Assurance Panel (ISAP), set up to advise the Government on the implementation of ID cards, said the scheme would “aggregate a lot of valuable data”. The panel said there was the “risk that it’s trusted administrators would make improper use of this data” and the scheme would “be subject to data errors and errors in decisions made”. <snip> Clayton pointed out the report also found that the Government had no clear data-management standards for the National Identity Register. This is the proposed database that, according to the Government, will hold all UK citizens' identity details securely. “One of the problems of the whole scheme is that there is too much information in one place,” he said. “The single point of this scheme means a fraudster obtaining the information will be set up for life. They will not have to look for or pay for any other documents.” <snip> http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2216418/id-card-scheme-risk-fraud
The National Identity Scheme could be at risk of fraud from the people running it, a Government-appointed panel has warned. In its 2007 annual report, the Independent Scheme Assurance Panel (ISAP), set up to advise the Government on the implementation of ID cards, said the scheme would “aggregate a lot of valuable data”. The panel said there was the “risk that it’s trusted administrators would make improper use of this data” and the scheme would “be subject to data errors and errors in decisions made”. <snip> Clayton pointed out the report also found that the Government had no clear data-management standards for the National Identity Register. This is the proposed database that, according to the Government, will hold all UK citizens' identity details securely. “One of the problems of the whole scheme is that there is too much information in one place,” he said. “The single point of this scheme means a fraudster obtaining the information will be set up for life. They will not have to look for or pay for any other documents.” <snip> http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2216418/id-card-scheme-risk-fraud