Card Makers Say UK Citizens Want Biometric ID Cards

ArsonPanda writes "ZDnet is running a story on a recent survey in the UK showing overwhelming 80% public support of universal, biometricly enhanced citizen ID cards. Everybody here's fine with supplying the gubmit w/ your retinal scans and fingerprints, right?"

Comments

Not a Problem

[jezzball]

I, frankly, have no problem with using a retinal scan to identify myself. Retinal scans are very hard (from what I've read) to fake, and would deter common criminal activity.

Yes, any system can be hacked. Yes, one could either modify that backend to accept an illegal scan or somehow get around the retinal scanner itself...but can that not be done now?

It's quite easy to, say, get a credit card number right now. It's not like all those signatures actually get checked - one has to dispute, and then go through litigation, etc. A simple retinal scan on purchase would go a long way.

I'm all in favor.

Re:This is a complete lie.

[jimbobborg]

Citizen? Aren't you folks in GB subjects? God save the Queen, and all that.