Comments on: ID card fallout of child benefit fiasco http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2007-11/id-card-fallout-of-child-benefit-fiasco/ The latest on Identity Cards and Databases in the UK Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: gammydodger http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2007-11/id-card-fallout-of-child-benefit-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-115152 gammydodger Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:40:31 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/news/newsblog/?p=718#comment-115152 The problem with the National ID card as seems to be defined in the Dec 06 report by Sir David Varney is that it relies on a single database holding all records. Perhaps this week's compromise of child benefit records is a fortunate occurence as it has caused the strategy for the ID card to be <a>questioned</a>. An individual's ID already exists in digital form, however today it is distributed between government departments, commercial organizations such as banks, insurance companies, retailers, healthcare providers etc. If this data becomes joined up (as is already happening as a result of cross-marketing deals between commercial organizations) possibly greater risks of data compromise are created. There is a way of federating all existing data that exists about an individual that I have documented here http://www.realtea.net/personal_data_mgt The problem with the National ID card as seems to be defined in the Dec 06 report by Sir David Varney is that it relies on a single database holding all records. Perhaps this week’s compromise of child benefit records is a fortunate occurence as it has caused the strategy for the ID card to be questioned.

An individual’s ID already exists in digital form, however today it is distributed between government departments, commercial organizations such as banks, insurance companies, retailers, healthcare providers etc.

If this data becomes joined up (as is already happening as a result of cross-marketing deals between commercial organizations) possibly greater risks of data compromise are created.

There is a way of federating all existing data that exists about an individual that I have documented here http://www.realtea.net/personal_data_mgt

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