Ellison's ID Card Plan Gets More Attention

fredbox writes: "A Mercury News article reports Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and John Ashcroft have been meeting to discuss creation of a national ID database including fingerprints, facial scans, etc. Other supporters include Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy. They claim these cards would be 'voluntary', much as the act of leaving your home or purchasing groceries are voluntary activities." Update: 10/18 01:48 GMT by M : Hah! btempleton writes: "Here is a prototype of Larry Ellison's new national ID card."

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Re:I want it to have my picture!

[ackthpt]

Here's my picture. It's not a picture of me, it's just the picture I'd like on my Oracle© ID card.

ok...it's actually Ponder Stibbons from Terry Pratchett's latest book, The Last Hero, which just came out this week and is profusely illustrated by Paul Kidby and involves Cohen the Barbarian, the wizards, Leonardo da Quirm, Death (briefly) and involves Cohen returning something to the gods. All pretty amusing, and utterly offtopic, but hell, they rejected my story of it so I had to sneak it in somewhere! =)