British ID card scheme flawed, warns expert / Electronics Weekly, 17 Feb 2006

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Richard Ball
"Biometric and identity card specialist TSSI Systems has attacked UK Government plans for a national ID card scheme, casting doubt over the security of the proposed system. The firm also questions the need for a separate national database to store individual's personal data.
"We do not understand why they need to do this - unless they are planning to extend the usage of the cards in future, which is a major concern for the civil liberty groups," said Hefferman.
"Other countries such as France and Italy have stipulated that biometric information is stored only on the cards themselves - thus still within the possession of the individual. So why has the UK decided to include a central database as well?"