Identity Cards - 18 Months Late

[Brian Gladman]

I have been asked several times recently what my views are on the
desirability of personal digital identity cards and this has prompted me to
try and understand some of the issues involved.  As a consequence I have
entered into a number of exchanges on this list and a few via direct email.
In one such exchange earlier today Ross pointed out (by Ross's standards it
was sort of tactful, I think :-)  ) that I must have been asleep for the
past 18
months so I do apologise for being late on this particular scene.

I have looked in some detail at the published responses provided by CITU,
and also at the results of the survey of views conducted by Elizabeth
France, the Data Protection Registrar.  However, I would like to know more
about the views of the Internet aware community represented here.

To see how people here feel about the issue I have put up a draft web survey
form on my Home Page at :

    http://www.seven77.demon.co.uk/idc_svy.htm

Before I actually run the survey I would be interested to have any views on
additions, deletions or changes to the questions that I have put together.
I hope to collect these views and make changes over the next week or so,
with the intention of activating the survey itself in about 10 days time.
If it gains sufficient interest I will publish the results to this list.

Do let me know (via direct email to avoid cluttering the list) if you have
any ideas for improvements to the survey before I enable it.

        Brian