Local government’s Improvement and Development Agency has given support to the Performance and Innovation Unit’s proposals for privacy and data sharing. Under the PIU’s proposals public bodies would share data, subject to the citizen’s continuous consent.The IDeA also supports the development of consumer authentication technologies, such as smart cards and it believes that such technologies will play an increasing role in authenticating customers of government. It gives a commitment to draw together the various smart card projects underway in local government to avoid the “wallet full of different smart cards” scenario.
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