The Pros And Cons Of ID Cards

ID cards will provide an secure and easy way for UK residents to prove their identity in many situations such as the purchasing of alcohol / cigarettes to applying for a job. The card can not be stolen and used as they include the owners fingerprint which is completely uniqu to them. This may help to combat identity fraud and the use of fake ID amongst teens to get into clubs / buy cigarettes etc.

Any legal Uk resident over the age of 16 will be entitled to one of the new and improved ID cards. They are expecting to be issuing the first ID cards for British Citzens in 2009. Starting from 2010, ID cards will be offered to young people on a voluntary basis.

These actions are all targeted at reducing the amount of identity fraud and the use of fake ID. I think that if it is done properly by the government, ID cards will benefit the average, law-abiding British citizen and I believe that most people will be in favour of them to reduce the likeliness of them having their identity stolen. However, the identity thieves are very clever human beings. I think that given time they will be able to find a way of producing fake ID cards that will be undetected; almost like a virus becoming immune to medication!