A Look Into National ID Cards

mr.buddylee writes "Last month Slashdot reported a Popular Science story on your privacy. This month the magazine has a couple different articles about the future of security after the attacks on 9/11. Included is a very interesting read on National ID Cards which looks at possible technologies integrated into the card. For instance, how would you like a memory strip containing a digitized image of your fingerprints, your photo, your medical history and flight history stored in your wallet? All secured with what could be a less than secure Smart Card."

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Re:Homeland Security

[cosmosis]

Yes, indeed. Never in our 225 year history has there ever been such a phrase used in our venacular - I find the eerie 'Homeland' very close to 'Fatherland' more than a coincidence and just downright creepy. Along with this 'Homeland' we are getting everything that was instituted in Nazi Germany, only alarmningly its happening more than twice as fast.

I find the following quote sadly ironic:

Two recent political leaders allegedly had this
nefarious habit (cocaine).

Both came to power after dubious elections, by
non-electorial and irregular methods.

Both nations immediately experienced attacks on famous
public buildings.

Both blamed an ethnic minority before forensics had
any evidence.

Both led "witch-hunts" against the accused minority.

Both suspended civil liberties "temporarily."

Both put the citizenry under surveillance.

Both maintained secret and clandestine governments.

Both created a new agency for domestic security - one
for the Fatherland and the other for the Homeland.

Both enlisted members of the citizenry to spy on their
neighbors. see http://citizencorps.gov/tips.html

Both launched wars against most of the world.

One had a funny mustache. Can you name the other one?