I see it coming now. As I scrape the ice from my windscreen with this handy
little card my whole life disappears.
David Wyatt
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Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: National ID (entitlement) cards
> As see this card is the missing link in the chain so that the
recommendations
> in the PIU report into data sharing can proceed in the absence of consent.
I
> think both ID cards and PIU report must be seen as one (although the
> Government would probably deny this).
>
> As far as I can see there are statutory gateways in the ID card which
cover
> the relationship between the individual and the DVLA, Passport Office,
DWP,
> Inland Revenue, and customs and excise - the first two are the means
through
> which the individual gets the card - the last three are fraud related. All
> these databases structures will become alligned because thet must be able
to
> be linked together by virtue of being made consistent with the ID card
> database.
>
> The central database will be subject to S.28 and S.29; so the exemption
from
> the non-disclosure provisions in relation to national security, police and
> council tax will apply.
>
> You will note that the chapter in ID card "consultation" dealing with data
> protection effectively removes the application of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and
5th
> Principles. This arises as the purposes are statutory (1st and 2nd), the
data
> items are defined in statute (3rd), and the personal data are needed for
the
> lifetime of the card-holder (5th). The consultation says that there are no
> transfers outside the EEA - so the 8th is not applicable.
>
> This leaves the 4th, 6th and 7th Principles standing.
>
> I also think that the card, if it is to be secure, needs a biometric.
>
> Any views?
>
> Chris
>
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