With the debate surrounding identification cards firmly back on the news agenda, what exactly are the logistical issues associated with their potential compulsory implementation? The current debate seems to centre on civil liberty groups protesting that the cards are a breach of human rights. But how much of the discussion has addressed the processes and make-up of the cards?. . .
With the debate surrounding identification cards firmly back on the news agenda, what exactly are the logistical issues associated with their potential compulsory implementation? The current debate seems to centre on civil liberty groups protesting that the cards are a breach of human rights. But how much of the discussion has addressed the processes and make-up of the cards?

We are not dismissing the liberty argument, but simply urging citizens and companies to educate themselves on how ID cards would and could work.

If ID cards were combined with digital signatures and biometric data, such as fingerprints, voiceprints and iris scans, then an extremely secure and universal method of identification could be created.

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