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Old 01-04-2004, 01:56 AM
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Originally posted by russellwarshay
Having a national identity card is not the issue. The issue is how will the underlying technology be used. Even if no national identity card is ever issued, drivers licenses are becoming de facto national identity cards by virtue of the way that various governmental data bases are tied together.
Don't forget the Social Security number as well... earlier issues of the card were clearly marked 'NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION", though it became a common identifier for people since the 60s.
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