200,000 ID documents in the UK may be false
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There could be as many as 200,000 fraudulent identity documents (driving licences and passports) in circulation in the UK, according to this Guardian article.
The problem at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) threatens to undermine increasingly elaborate border security systems and is forcing both organisations to upgrade procedures and develop automated facial recognition systems.
The Home Office admits that nearly 5,400 fraudulent passports were probably issued last year alone. For the previous year the figure was 10,000. Similarly, the DVLA admits that "tens of thousands" of its licences are suspect. The Guardian has been told that there may be around 100,000 "duplicate" driving licences in the system and nearly as many fictitious passports. The Home Office maintains the scale of the problem is impossible to quantify.
The DVLA believes biometric checking measures will help to prevent drivers from creating new identities, evading disqualification or passing off penalty points to others. The automated facial recognition system will help purge photographic records of fraudulent identities and clerical errors.
The problem at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) threatens to undermine increasingly elaborate border security systems and is forcing both organisations to upgrade procedures and develop automated facial recognition systems.
The Home Office admits that nearly 5,400 fraudulent passports were probably issued last year alone. For the previous year the figure was 10,000. Similarly, the DVLA admits that "tens of thousands" of its licences are suspect. The Guardian has been told that there may be around 100,000 "duplicate" driving licences in the system and nearly as many fictitious passports. The Home Office maintains the scale of the problem is impossible to quantify.
The DVLA believes biometric checking measures will help to prevent drivers from creating new identities, evading disqualification or passing off penalty points to others. The automated facial recognition system will help purge photographic records of fraudulent identities and clerical errors.
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- JanaPokana
- 1 month ago
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sounds like a nightmare that will probably end up making it even more expensive to get a passport or driving license...
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- Floodious_Maximous
- 1 month ago
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