More on the "Identity Assurance programme "

[ukcrypto at philipkatz.eu]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk [mailto:ukcrypto-
> bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Adrian Midgley
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 5:04 AM
> 
> Identity seems to me to be important toa bank, but who someone is does
> not.
> 
> IE if I turn up to take out money they really would like to know that I
> am the same person who put it in there, openend the account etc, but if
> I want to be John Smith to them it is no trouble to them,

Banks do a lot more than just take money on deposit. If a bank is advancing
a customer a loan, it might want to ensure that it is not dealing with a
known fraudster.

Philip