Anyone know more about this BT "uk identity verification" scheme?

[David Hansen]

On 5 Mar 2003 at 21:11, Roland Perry wrote:

> But they'll believe utility companies, who have *never* asked me for
> any kind of verification of my identity.

Step forward the Home Office. They know we'll just love showing the 
gas board our identity card before we can heat our new house. It will 
show us that we belong and that Big Brother loves us.

> Anyway, I've looked at my Electricity bill, and there's nothing
> remotely like a "meter point asset number" on it. Just a customer
> number and something called a Supply Number (an 8-element grid).

I assumed that the latter was what they were referring to.

This daft idea will give great power to employees of utility 
companies, where these numbers are spread around almost like 
confetti.


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