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UK ID Cards Could Be Upgraded To Super ID Cards

Posted by timothy on from the big-enough-to-give-you-all-you-want dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gadget lovers are used to punishing upgrade cycles but now it seems that the British ID card could be replaced with a 'super' ID card just a couple of years after the first one was released. The new card could be used to buy goods or services online, or to prove identity over the web. It's a bit of a kick in the teeth for the people who have already paid £30 for a 1st gen card that can't do any of these things."

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  1. Not really by Spad · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a bit of a kick in the teeth for the people who have already paid £30 for a 1st gen card that can't do any of these things.

    Yes, all 6 of them.

    1. Re:Not really by newcastlejon · · Score: 5, Funny

      And you can bet your last penny that they claimed the cost back on MPs' expenses.

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      If God forks the Universe every time you roll a die, he'd better have a damned good memory.