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Universal ID Check?
Posted by Raul Ruiz on Tuesday, March 04 @ 16:23:21 EST
Contributed by miladus
Privacy
miladus writes "URU (You Are You) is a new ID verification scheme from BT designed to allow government and businesses to confirm identities on the net. The BBC has a full report on how, according to BT officials, 'URU will be a major ingredient in transforming and joining up government... and how it will become ubiquitous for citizens, businesses, etc.'. Apparently, URU complies with current privacy laws.
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