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39 points

Every time ya try to fix the NatID problem though suddenly it’s a surveillance state system and not just an efficient nexus for federal services and permissions.

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That’s the thing. At this point, anything that could replace ssn cards will be much more technical and much more invasive.

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No, it would be less technical since it would cut down the number of cards you have to carry around, and be less invasive since it would drastically raise the difficulty of identity theft

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Does it even matter when data brokers already know everything about you and happily sell that info?

People freak about national IDs while happily giving all their info to websites like amazon or facebook. It’s insane.

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9 points

Eh… You guys all use credit cards anyway

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They voluntarily put webcams in their houses with several known security issues which transmit everything open in the cloud. And they purposefully have a listening device which transmits to Amazon whatever they talk about in order to be able to listen to music without having to use a mouse or tap on a screen.

But having an ID with a photo on it? That’s where they put the line

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oooo yeah my ID card is so invasive, it has my birth date and a photo on it!

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We have the same issue in Australia, and your driver’s licence basically fills the same purpose.

But honestly, we should just have a national ID system, and just make it optional, like a driver’s licence already is… (You just get asked for other forms of ID)

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40 points

There are some people who don’t want a national ID system because they think that’s like a biblical prophecy. Somehow those people are still allowed to operate heavy machinery.

Some people don’t want it because they don’t want a functional government.

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Ain’t that the truth. Fuckin’ lunatics.

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