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This is another good case for security-by-minimisation. I struggle to see why NI numbers were required on the electoral register — particularly when democracy i
by mrmikardo 3y ago
This is another good case for security-by-minimisation. I struggle to see why NI numbers were required on the electoral register — particularly when democracy in the UK had been functioning for over a century without them.
The best way to ensure valuable data doesn’t leak into the public realm is to minimise the amount of unnecessary data collection.
- jjgreen 3y agoI struggle to see why NI numbers were required on the electoral register I don't, they were introduced shortly after the plans for an ID card died out. It's simply a proxy ID register.
- rwmj 3y agoBest way here would have been to only collect the information at the constituency level. Why is there even a need for a national database? If you're concerned about fraud then periodically cross-check hashed NI numbers or something like that.
- cameronh90 3y agoOne reason they're recorded is to try and detect voter fraud.