[LINK] Britain begins ID procurement

[Roger Clarke]

Bernard wrote:
>Technically the UK project is a lot simpler than the Australian 
>Access Card system. ...

>Roger Clarke wrote:
>>  But, as Bernard pointed out, Australia Card Mark II is 
>>considerably more complex, and hence would be an even more serious 
>>infringement (should it work), but is far more likely to be a 
>>mega-costly mega-flop.

At 15:06 +1000 10/8/07, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>Just to clarify. I said it was more complex - I did not make any 
>comparisons with the Australia Card or observations regarding 
>consequential infringements.
>Privacy is not my area of expertise and I don't make public 
>statements about it.

Ain't english challenging ...

Yep, that's exactly what I meant to imply:

>>  But, as Bernard pointed out, [Australia Card Mark II - my 
>>depiction, not Bernard's] is considerably more complex.   [Separate 
>>point, made by Roger:]  Hence [it] would be an even more serious 
>>infringement (should it work), but is far more likely to be a 
>>mega-costly mega-flop.

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