Reply to post: Hi Mr. Burglar, would you like the keys to my house?

What could possibly go wrong? Banks could provide ID assurance for Gov.UK – report

FreeBrad

Hi Mr. Burglar, would you like the keys to my house?

Does anybody seriously think that a link between you bank account and your driving licence for example would not lead to the government helping themselves to your cash whenever they saw fit.

The government are in essence thieves so given a direct link to your bank account, they would not be able to resist.

Yes, I know that it is only about validating identity at the moment but do you seriously think that function creep will not raise its ugly head once they have their foot in the door?

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