Who will accept ID cards?

[Ian Batten]

stood between sets at a folk festival so it's possible this has been  
said.,.

my recollection is that the banks had asked the government if Id card  
checks would discharge all 'know your customer' obligations for money  
laundering regs, and further if the government would indemnify if id  
cards were later found to be fake.  no and no. so if the cards aren't  
believed in by the issuers, why should anyone else take them  
seriously. but I can't recall the origin if that story.

ian

(mobile, sorry for typos)

On 30 Jul 2009, at 13:57, Adrian Midgley <amidgley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Roland Perry wrote:
>> Putting aside all the issues of voluntary/compulsory etc, where will
>> people be able to use their ID cards?
>
>
> If I were a government wishing to encourage the uptake of a State  
> issued
> ID credential, I would enact one law and only one law for the  
> purpose:-
>
>
> a.  It shall be an offence to request any other or additional form of
> identification if a national ID card is presented.
>
> b.  It shall be an offence to fail to provide a service or good
> requiring identification for the reason that the uidentifiation  
> offered
> is a national ID card.
>
>
>
> Then leave it to the market.
>
>
> -- 
> A
>
>