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Fraudsters make recommendations for improving UK ID cards

Monday, October 20, 2008

Following a speech criticizing the new UK card system by American fraudster Frank Abagnale, TSSI Systems, developer of the new card system, agreed that more needs to be done to eliminate the possibility for impersonation, according to a Security Park article. Concerns about the system revolved mostly around storing and encryption of data.

Some of the measures to impede identity fraud from the new system included algorithmic encryption of the data, storing data on a separate server from any other personal information. However, the final suggestion was for storage of the biometric data on the card as other European countries have already stipulated for future programs. Such measures would keep the possessor of the card as the sole possessor of the data as well.

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