政府应该展开一次“严肃的更新的辩论”关于ID卡片或废弃计划，智囊团报告认为。

研究员从演示警告身份证项目开始了，不用充分公开订婚，并且说应该给予更多考虑什么信息卡片传播，并且怎么将使用他们。

电话进来题为个人信息新的政治的报告，发现平均经济活跃英国的成人现在有在700个数据库记录的细节。

研究员彼得Bradwell和Niamh Gallagher发现现代公众，离抵抗大兄弟样式监视很远的地方，是主要愉快通过社会网络网站、超级市场忠诚计划、公共交通工具重击卡片和CCTV照相机分享他们的个人信息。

But they said people were gradually becoming more uneasy about the consequences of losing control of their personal data and called on the Government to act to ensure greater protection.

Each official department using citizens’ personal information should say how and why they are accessing it, and public authorities should handle individuals’ details with the same discipline and care as they have traditionally handled cash, they said.

Banks could have an insurance-type “no-claims” bonus for people who successfully protect their own identity from fraudsters, the report proposed.

The recommendations come less than a month after HM Revenue and Customs lost two computer discs containing the data of 25 million people and amid growing fears people using the internet are leaving themselves wide open to identity fraud.

In the wake of the security breach, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced checks on the handling of data by every Government department and agency.

He also pledged that new powers would be given to Information Commissioner Richard Thomas to enable spot-checks on public bodies holding personal information.

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