UK.gov hires data-handling privatisation point man as CTO The Cabinet Office has promoted its ICT futures wonk - Liam Maxwell - to the role of chief technology officer. He will serve under Government Digital Services (GDS) boss Mike Bracken, who oversees the development of the GOV.UK website, which recently replaced NuLabour's Directgov. In what appears to be a significant shake-up …
Whatever makes the Govt think that the majority of the population would be happy letting private businesses manage our private information? I may use Facebook and Yahoo but the idea I would let them store my sensitive personal information which they can then share with the Govt (without my agreement under the new Data Communications Act and RIPA no doubt) is a none starter from my perspective.
Is this whole policy based on jealousy of the way the US govt can get access to all kinds of citizen data from private companies without the need for court orders or any form of oversight whatsoever?
"If the costs of storing information by Government is of several orders of magnitude greater than the industry then the case for privatisation of this service is compelling."
..how about..
"If the costs of storing information by Government is of several orders of magnitude greater than the industry then the case for getting rid of the idiots that designed this service and replacing them with someone with half a clue and a pulse is compelling."
IdA will require you to use your _bank's_ credentials to access UK public services on the Internet in the future. Maxwell seems keen on this approach.
Whether you think it is appropriate for the UK government to delegate the primary identification of its citizens to the private sector is a matter of your conscience.
Anon, because I've had something to do with this. (And I've met Maxwell...)
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