{"id":21601,"date":"2018-12-10T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/privacy-security-fears-about-id-cards-uk-govs-digital-bod-has-one-simple-solution-get-over-it\/"},"modified":"2018-12-10T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T13:20:13","slug":"privacy-security-fears-about-id-cards-uk-govs-digital-bod-has-one-simple-solution-get-over-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/privacy-security-fears-about-id-cards-uk-govs-digital-bod-has-one-simple-solution-get-over-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy, security fears about ID cards? UK.gov&#8217;s digital bod has one simple solution: &#8216;Get over it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital minister Margot James reckons Brits need to &#8220;get over&#8221; their concerns about privacy and cyber security and let the government assign them with ID cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2016\/12\/06\/headache.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"woman massages temples\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"But run it on our EU guinea pigs first, hm?\">Think tank calls for post-Brexit national ID cards: The kids have phones so what&#8217;s the difference?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/07\/31\/think_tank_moots_national_id_scheme_postbrexit\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The UK has historically railed against the idea of national identity cards, and previous attempts have failed over concerns about state surveillance and the creation of mass biometric databases.<\/p>\n<p>But James has apparently pooh-poohed these concerns, brushing them aside in an interview with <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/2018\/12\/09\/uk-should-get-privacy-fears-embrace-tech-based-says-digital\/?WT.mc_id=e_DM895203&amp;WT.tsrc=email&amp;etype=Edi_Tec_New_TechIntel&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=Edi_Tec_New_TechIntel_2018_12_10&amp;utm_campaign=DM895203\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/em> by saying people should &#8220;get over&#8221; privacy and security concerns associated with ID cards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there are advantages of a universally acclaimed digital ID system which nowhere in the world has yet,&#8221; she is reported to have said. &#8220;There is a great prize to be won once the technology and the public&#8217;s confidence are reconciled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She touted the government&#8217;s role in the development of digital identities \u2013 but pointed to work on Verify (of all things) in an apparent bid to demonstrate UK.gov&#8217;s expertise.<\/p>\n<p>For those in need of a reminder, that&#8217;s one of the albatrosses around the Government Digital Service\u2019s neck. The digital identity system, launched in 2011, has been struggling with low user take-up and internal Whitehall battles for years.<\/p>\n<p>In July, a government watchdog <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/07\/04\/ipa_report_home_office_projects_undeliverable_and_risky\/\">downgraded<\/a> its chances of success and in October the government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/10\/10\/govt_withdraws_life_support_from_gds_flagship\/\">opted to cut public support<\/a> for the system, offering it up to the private sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2009\/07\/30\/id_card.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"id card mockup\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"It was three years ago today...\">UK.gov&#8217;s love affair with ID cards: Curse or farce?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2013\/05\/02\/card_declined_intro\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>James isn&#8217;t the only member of the UK&#8217;s leading party with their sights on national identity. 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