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#4050The ID Card Debate
A debate map exploring the issues around the introduction of identity cards in the UK in 2008/09.
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#4062Should the UK proceed with ID cards as planned?
Should the UK Government proceed with its current plans to introduce ID cards to the UK?
Responds to
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#4063Proceed as planned
The UK government should proceed with the introduction with ID cards as currently planned.
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#4064Withdraw ID card plans
The UK government should withdraw its current plans and not introduce ID cards to the UK under any circumstances.
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#4065Proceed with modified plans
The UK government should modify its plans before introducing ID cards to the UK.
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#4066How might the plans be modified?
What potential modifications are open to the UK government?
Arises from
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#4067The case for introducing ID cards
What is the case for introducing ID cards?
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#4073Existing ways of proving identity are flawed
Our current system of establishing identity—generally, checking the individual against a document, which can be anything from a driving licence to a utility bill—is flawed.
Supports
#4075Documents are easy to steal
Criminals can steal documents and use them to assume other identities.
Supports
#4074Documents easy to forge
Utility bills and similar documents can easily be altered or forged by people who want to create a false identity.
Supports
#4054System not standardised
Different organisations establish identity in different ways using different documents.
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#4076Problems arising from existing ID methods
Our current system for establishing identity has undesirable consequences.
Supports
#4079Abuse of public services
Public services are abused by people not entitled to receive them.
Supports
#4078Foreign nationals live and work illegally in UK
Foreign nationals are able to live and work in the UK illegally.
Supports
#4055Multiple identities used to hide illegal activities
Criminals and terrorists use multiple identities to hide their activities.
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Supports
#4077Passports issued incorrectly
Passports may be issued to people who should not have them.
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#4072Provide reliable method for proving identity
ID cards provide people with a reliable way of proving their identity.
Opposes
#4080Government tests suggest otherwise
Government tests on a sample of 10,000 volunteers, including more than 1,000 disabled volunteers, raised significant concerns about the reliability of facial scans, iris scans and fingerprints (see expanded text for details).
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Opposes
#4081Teething problems
Teething problems are to be expected with techology of this kind, but, in essence, the techology remains on track.
Opposes
#4082Technology not yet up to the job
The proposed biometric technologies are less mature than manufacturers have made out and it is possible that the proposed systems won't be good enough for a large scale public domain application such as an ID card.
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#4070Help combat identity theft
The introduction of ID cards will help to combat ID theft.
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#4053Help combat terrorism
The introduction of ID cards will help combat terrorism.
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#4069Help counter illegal immigration
The introduction of ID cards will help to counter illegal immigration.
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#4056Help protect citizen privacy
The introduction of ID cards will help to protect citizen privacy.
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#4071Provide convenient way to prove identity
ID cards provide people with a convenient way of proving their identity.
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#4068The case against ID cards
What is the case against the introduction of ID cards?