Dastardly Double Identities
Just when you thought the thinking about id cards could not be more unjoined along comes a new project that makes the Queen of Hearts control of Wonderland seem the model of consistent and logical thought.
I am indebted to my good friend Grant Mearns for pointing this one out to me.
The government, not content with one identity project have got two on the go. The second project provides "Level one" proof of identity as some kind of "entitlement card" for government services.... it knits the services together into a common sign on.... so apparently the ID card is just providing better (level 3 in government terms) security. Hmmm so why is it costing £6bn if all it is is cards terminals and a simple login database? Surely all the costs of reconstructing the databases of all the govenment departments is falling under this "stealth project".
How much will this all cost ? I think we have a right to know. Perhaps if you split the projects in two give them different names you wil be able to hide the true costs from the public accounts committee.... oh perish the thought.
- Posted by roger on 18/02/2006.
- roger's site
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