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Belgium Rolls Out Java ID Cards

Posted by michael on from the no-one-would-dare-hack-them-i'm-sure dept.

An anonymous submitter points us to this page describing Belgium's rollout of Java-based smart cards as a national ID card.

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  1. I'm in conflict... by chrisseaton · · Score: 3, Funny

    "national ID card" : bad
    Java : good

    1. Re:I'm in conflict... by Daleks · · Score: 4, Funny
      Java : good
      Exception in thread "main" java.identity.IdentityNotFoundException:
      Try explaining that to the police at 2AM.
    2. Re:I'm in conflict... by tealover · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah, but German id cards are used to round up jews whenever war breaks out.

      --
      -- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
  2. National ID cards by martyn+s · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope the U.S. and A. uses C# for our National ID cards!

    1. Re:National ID cards by Blaine+Hilton · · Score: 4, Funny

      With all of the .net security holes we could choose to be anybody....

    2. Re:National ID cards by inertia187 · · Score: 4, Funny

      With all of the .net security holes we could choose to be anybody....

      They tried it. It's called Microsoft Passport.

      --
      A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
  3. yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well its about time humanity cracked down on indentification

  4. Please upgrade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    I am sorry sir. You can not get your prescription filled here. This Pharmacy is not Java enabled. Please wait until the next service pack release.

    Thank you. Please come back soon.

  5. Archaic by whereiswaldo · · Score: 3, Funny

    It won't be long and we'll be saying "why in hell did we create an identity card?! Each person is their own identity. Cards can be stolen, altered. People cannot (undetectably).

    I guess I don't get it.

  6. Blah by FrostedWheat · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use my Slashdot ID for all my identity needs.

    Hmm.. maybe I shouldn't have said that.

  7. I hope they aren't using ... by Dossy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... BlackBoard IDs on these things!

    -- Dossy
    (Still waiting on the saliva analyzing biometric device. Nothing like spitting to authenticate yourself.)

    --
    Dossy's Blog
  8. Re:Belgium?! by bart_blabla · · Score: 2, Funny

    If we look at your passport picture, I suppose it's for your own sake that those things are hidden on a Java card.

    Greets from Belgium.

  9. Obligatory Hitchhikers' reference by NewbieProgrammerMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe the existence of a Java-based national ID card is the unspeakable concept mentioned in the Guide.

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    [b.belong('us') for b in bases if b.owner() == 'you']
  10. Why do I need a Java card? by AndroidCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, I've already got one of those Starbucks cards with $15 still on it!

    --
    One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.