Daily Archives: June 10, 2011


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Kelly Fiveash writes in The Register: Facebook and other social networks could be used by British citizens to sign into public services online, The Register has learned. A Cabinet Office spokeswoman confirmed to us this morning that the department was speaking to “a range of industry” about its ID assurance scheme, a prototype for which is expected in October this year. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said in the House of Commons last month that “people will be able to use the service of their choice to prove identity when accessing any public services [via the internet].” Companies such as banks that already hold personal customer information in their databases will be among private sector organisations involved in the new system. But social networks are also in the mix, too. The Cabinet Office spokeswoman didn’t want to offer specific details about individual companies such as Facebook and Google, instead preferring […]

Cabinet Office talks to Facebook & co about new ID ...