As I indicated in my blogs yesterday, Tony Blair is not the guy making the running with the ID cards, nor is the Home Secretary (whoever that may be this week), but it is being directed and driven in the UK by the Treasury.They are the ones who have been in discussions for the past 10 years at various levels in Europe, and it is they who will introduce the first usage for the eID card, for financial transactions, cross border taxation, VAT and lots of other banking regulations.So who are these people in Europe making the running in deciding on whether you have an ID card or not. How is this decided, how is it regulated, what technology is to be used. Will your data be safe?   more »