In message <[log in to unmask]>, "Cashmore,
Stuart" <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Why do they have to be based on either? They could well be a document in
>their own right.
Because both Passports and DLs are identity documents in their own
right, and it would make no sense at all to have *three* different ID
schemes in circulation.
The new ID card could, for example, be an alternative to a passport when
travelling within the EU, even if not accepted outside the EU. Or
perhaps it could contain the biometric required by the USA, and the red
passport then becomes the "Counterpart Passport", by analogy with the
DL. Lots of interesting issues here.
ps. I forgot to mention in my earlier email that Americans give a
fingerprint when applying for a DL, and their Social Security Number is
also required; although neither is evident on the face of the DL.
--
Roland Perry
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