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National Biometric IDs
Jester998 writes "I just came across this article about how two U.S. congressmen want biometric identification. They're trying to avoid the controversial 'national ID' issue by creating what would be new drivers licenses with biometric information embedded. What does the Slashdot community think about having your retinal pattern embedded on a smart card?"
...To have my stolen "inalienable" rights printed on the card.
"All I can tell the "lesser of two evils" folks is that if they keep voting for evil, they'll keep getting evil."-Lp.org
is that right, eh?
i'm taking you to the loony bin
MARIJUANA, SHROOMS, X: ONLINE?! - E
Just ride the dog [greyhound.com].
Ride greyhound? I think a three-way with Alan Greenspan and Yassir Arafat would be about a million times more enjoyable!
I don't make the rules. I just make fun of them.
the way i see it the government could stop the widespread use of cannabis across the nation's youth with retinal scans. A large majority of the drug's smokers simply have few places they can safely smoke the drug and so smoke it on the streets: alleys, deserted residential roads, anywhere quite and aware from attention. without a food suuply these people are forced to buy their munchies from various petrol stations and newsagents. when they are asked for the routine money verication (the government simply steps up the usage of the cards) the stoner realises his ultimate fear: staring at a camera of some sort with blazing red eye...
fascists!