A UK police chief has expressed skepticism about ID cards.
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"In creating a national database you are creating a gold standard for ID [authentication]. It will be worth whatever it costs to hack it, to mirror it and subvert it. ... We are at risk from insider threats and card cloning. The idea the card can be used to fight terrorism is completely fatuous. This scheme is convenient for government, but not for citizens. .. " The police chief said that, if hackers can break into Nasa, then there is no such thing as total security, and that the cost of the scheme (£5.7bn) is "a huge cost to subject people to".Police chief criticises ID cards scheme - ZDNet UK
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