UK May Use Facebook Logins for National Identity Scheme
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it had officially reached one billion users, and at times it does seem like the world and its mother is on Facebook. Now it seems the UK government may allow citizens to use Facebook logins to access to public services. The move is part of IDA, the Identity Assurance programme, which aims to provide people with an easier way to log on to online government services.
According to The Independent, the government is set to announce the first list of potential "certified providers" for the programme in the next few weeks. IDA will see people apply for services including tax credits and passports using one of their already established logins to prove their identity. The Independent reports that the Cabinet Office is understood to have had discussions with the Post Office, banks, cell phone companies, and numerous tech companies including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, PayPal and BT.
According to the Independent, chosen companies will have their identification systems subjected to security testing. If they make it through, they'll be awarded an "Identity Provider" kitemark, which means they're on the list of approved organizations set to be announced on October 22.
In a blog post published earlier this week, the UK government stressed that such a system would mean 'no big IT programme and no big government database,' and said that will put people in charge of their own information. The idea is that by offering a choice of methods for logging in, people remain in control of the verification of their identity.

Seriously when is enough going to be enough? Almost every dang site out there now days wants you to login with FB, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn or some other social media crap. There is no reason governments should follow suit.
yep that sounds about right.
Seriously when is enough going to be enough? Almost every dang site out there now days wants you to login with FB, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn or some other social media crap. There is no reason governments should follow suit.
So I'll just cry a little...
this is just retarded, if facebook were an open thing or something made for that purpose I'd probably understand that, but it's a company owned by a bunch of businessmen which is against user rights, It just feels wrong, It wouldn't if they had used some service from oracle or vmware, but they chose to use facebook, don't they know that there are some people who don't use it
Seems the US was just ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to dumb decisions I guess, you are all gonna catch up and we can all be stupid together
That is why I registered my pet! However, when you deny FB permission to look at contacts or track you they still find a way to do it anyway. A couple friends on FB noticed my pet about a week after his account was created because it was suggested to them. Not happy about this, and not registering an account for myself. Really can't stand FB. I like my pre-FB social sites.
FU$%tard politicians handing everything over to corporations on a greasy silver platter along with a bottle of KY