National ID Card / Verifiable Online Identity

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National ID Card / Verifiable Online Identity

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Create a national id scheme with the following properties:
- Optional & Opt In; ensure those without are not unduly restricted.
- ID recognised across all Government systems.
- Minimum required information retrieval (i.e. "Is this person over 18?" vs "What's this person's age").
- Open but Secure API; users say who can access what personal data.
- Available to other nationalities (e.g. will identify them as a non-UK citizen, but allows them to benefit if travelling or interacting with UK businesses/systems).
- Federated (e.g. ensure services can communicate with other nations' ID providers, and vice versa).

A scheme such as this already exists in Estonia:
- Article on Estonia's system http://www.economist.com/news/international/21605923-national-identity-scheme-goes-global-estonia-takes-plunge
-Video extolling the virtues of the Estonian system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbaUTzD8iC0

Related Petition: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/56792

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