British Telecom Pushes Universal ID Check System

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British Telecom Pushes Universal ID Check System

Posted by michael on Tuesday March 4, 2003 @07:01AM from the what-if-you-don't-have-electricity dept.

miladus writes "URU (You Are You) is a new ID verification scheme from BT designed to allow government and businesses to confirm identities on the net. The BBC has a full report on how, according to BT officials, 'URU will be a major ingredient in transforming and joining up government... and how it will become ubiquitous for citizens, businesses, etc.'. Apparently, URU complies with European privacy laws."

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Uh oh. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-04 07:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Looks like Oracle bought the U.K.
Do you copy? by Joe+the+Lesser · 2003-03-04 07:05 · Score: 4, Funny

In phase one, the only details that will be entered are name, address and Meter Point Asset Number

TK-421! Why aren't you at you post?

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its not new by QEDog · 2003-03-04 07:08 · Score: 4, Funny

This system is the internet version of one that has been out for a long time overthere. They used numerical IDs for the people, the most famous one being 007 James Bond.

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Re:What about possibilities in U.S.A? by Smallpond · 2003-03-04 07:10 · Score: 5, Funny

What American privacy laws? Europe has privacy laws, the US has Equifax.
Re:Welcome... by Pike65 · 2003-03-04 07:15 · Score: 4, Funny

"Due to information received by Big Brother about 'every ong revolting', all of the ongs will be pre-emptively destroyed. That will be all."

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I like the original better by L.+VeGas · 2003-03-04 07:15 · Score: 3, Funny

If they had kept the REAL acronym, it would have made people happy.
You Are You > YAY!!

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URU? by foxtrot · 2003-03-04 07:16 · Score: 4, Funny

IMI. Y?
URU? FU! by JPelorat · 2003-03-04 07:19 · Score: 3, Funny

I refuse to have anything to do with something spawned from the so-called vocabulary of an SMS user.

Will the email you get be just as undecipherable and irritating?

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Still follows privacy laws? by trmj · 2003-03-04 07:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Well, they already seems to be tracking every property in the UK, as the article states:
the only details that will be entered are name, address and Meter Point Asset Number - the number in the corner of every household electricity bill which is unique to that property

But then they go and cause more distrust of the program, by stating of these numbers:
It could also become a pre-requisite of any universal ID card

And lastly, I feel we've all eard this one before:
It is a pro-active way to protect your identity

Well, ok, one more, but only because it sounds funny out of context:
we need mega-systems

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And coming soon... by Kadagan+AU · 2003-03-04 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

The open source version: GURU

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Cool by DriceX · 2003-03-04 07:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Does this officially make them part of Oceania?
Re:Ick by josh+crawley · 2003-03-04 08:02 · Score: 4, Funny

SO you also have a problem with C-hurch goers (aka thumpers)?

Here's a hint on how to deal with them. Read the bible.. I didnt say BELIEVE it. That's what thumpers' only weapon is. And if taken out of context, the bible contradicts itself quite a bit.

After you best them in an argument of "religion", make a snide comment how I'm ATHEIST and I know more about the Bible than you do!!

Really pisses them off ;-)

Btw, I'm Catholic, and I get thumped for playing AD&D, M:TG and various pc games (Unreal-like games, NWN, and others). So far, I'm going to hell 7 times ;-) What about you?