I.D cards in U.K

I.D card gone wrong in U.K


The idea of compulsory ID cards in the UK has dealt a blow to government conviction that the public supported the idea.A consultation into the issue, due to conclude had shown that a 2-1 majority of citizens favoured the idea of compulsory ID cards.The government was accused of using Orwellian language to convince the public that ID cards were a good idea while others questioned the cost and uses of the £1.5bn database of biometric information necessary to support the scheme.This card is light purple and light pink in colour. The card holder's British nationality is listed clearly; this card can be used for travel within the European Economic Area and Switzerland.The cards themselves carry biographical data, as well as facial and fingerprint scans. While some details about the holder as well as their photo is printed on the face of the card, the cardholder's fingerprints can only be accessed by reading the chip.the chip is a "vital part" of the ID card scheme because the "fingerprint coded into the chip, links you to the card".

The identity card for British citizens will be cancelled later this year, after which it will no longer be valid.

Vote against government

Privacy International has also launched an ID card hotline, allowing members of the public to vote either in favour or against the idea by phone.

The messages will be converted to audio files and forwarded to the Home Office consultation team, which has agreed that the files will count as legitimate responses.

This is an unequivocal vote against the government," said Privacy International's Director Simon Davies.

"People are learning at the eleventh hour why this proposal is so dangerous. Public support for the ID card is dropping by more than one percent per hour," he added.

The government was accused of using Orwellian language to convince the public that ID cards were a good idea while others questioned the cost and uses of the £1.5bn database of biometric information necessary to support the scheme.

What your identity card says about you

Your card will carry the following information about you:

• your photograph
• your full name
• your gender
• the place and date of your birth
• an image of your signature
• if you are a British citizen, your nationality

The identity card's security features

The cards security features include:

• colour-changing ink
• a hologram
• a lens image
• elevated text
• a unique background design

Recommendation:  for Kenya to apply such a system will be to costly because Kenya has other issues to solve better than making such I.D cards which costs billions of pounds and U.K did not pass in it even so its no use of Kenya to try.