https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w Biometric ID cards - supporting argument 1 en-us 2018-02-04 20:10:00 UTC 2026-01-12 00:19:31 UTC hello@padlet.com dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227900874 Despite the apparent benefits of a biometric ID card, there are a number of arguments against the introduction of such a system.]]> 2018-02-04 20:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227900874 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227900977 The first of these is lack of public acceptance, especially regarding invasion of privacy.]]> 2018-02-04 20:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227900977 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901310 Indeed, there are strong feelings against the proposed use of ID cards.]]> 2018-02-04 20:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901310 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901331 According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, the biometric ID card scheme is wasteful and bureaucratic and he goes on to state that it is representative of everything that is wrong with the government in recent years (Stringer, 2010).]]> 2018-02-04 20:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901331 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901670 In addition to the wastefulness and bureaucracy, it is the fact that this system is so intrusive that makes it publically unacceptable (Fletcher, 2012). 

]]> 2018-02-04 20:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901670 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901726 By introducing this ID card, government control is brought into the daily lives of the public as people will need to use the card not only for work and travel but also for other activities (A national ID, 2010). 

]]> 2018-02-04 20:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901726 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901767 The likelihood of having to use the biometric card and thereby increasing the government’s involvement in everyday life makes it a very unattractive system.]]> 2018-02-04 20:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227901767 dvlaeva https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227902147 This essay aims to assess the effectiveness of such a system and also to evaluate the claim that it would, in fact, be a threat to individual privacy. In order to do this, the essay will consider three aspects of the biometric card system.  Firstly, it will consider public acceptance; secondly, reliability of the system and thirdly, logistical issues.  These aspects will be used to argue against the introduction of a biometric ID card system and show that it would be a threat to individual privacy.]]> 2018-02-04 20:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dvlaeva/w53iwvp1d56w/wish/227902147