ID card ‘flash and dash’ warning
According the the BBC:
The national identity card scheme could be “fatally” undermined by cheaply produced fake cards, a leading industry expert has warned.
Toby Stevens, of the Enterprise Privacy Group, believes a shortage of fingerprint scanners could lead to an explosion in “flash and dash” fraud.
And that, he says, could scupper the scheme before it gets off the ground.
The Home Office has said it will set up a hotline for traders concerned about the authenticity of ID cards.
But it has no plans at this stage to issue scanners to shops, banks, pubs and other commercial premises.
And there is currently no timetable for scanners to be handed-out to immigration officers, job centres and police, although the Home Office insists this will happen.
