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

[Ken Brown]

Roland Perry wrote:
> 
> In message <3E678205.5F0B9F4E@ccs.bbk.ac.uk>, Ken Brown
> <k.brown@ccs.bbk.ac.uk> writes
> >>These are money-laundering requirements, which crop up
> >> in the context of proving your identity.
> >
> >But they aren't the bank's requirements. From their POV they are just
> >overheads.
> 
> I don't want to be pedantic about this (no, really) but they are
> requirement for the bank to comply with the ML Regs.


So you agree with me then!  It is the people who make the regulations
who require it - the banks are merely obeying orders.