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Trans-Atlantic ID Card System

Posted by Zonk on from the hands-across-the-globe dept.

Th3P0stalDud3 writes "The Independent is reporting that the U.S. has asked the U.K. to use the same chips in their proposed identity cards as the ones in our proposed identity card. In effect, creating a trans-atlantic ID card system." From the article: "The aim of getting the same microchip is to ensure compatability in screening terrorist suspects. But it will also mean that information contained in the British cards can be accessed across the Atlantic."

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  1. Re:I know I must have missed the point ... by JLavezzo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why do you hate America?

  2. Why wouldn't you? by bogie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why should anything good be said when his name comes up?
    By all accounts tangible and intangible he's the worst president we have ever had. His policies are disasterous to our domestic finances, our health, the health of foreigners(obviously), and the long term prospects of America. Even my friends who are lifelong Republicans think he has done an shitty job. There are not about to vote Democrat(Ever) but they can't honesty say he hasn't been a major fuckup. Hell he took half of his first 4 years off on vaction and works a "strict" 35 hour work week. How else could things have turned out when you put blinders on and will only listen to news that is spoon-fed and filtered for you? Has he ever done an open forum with the public that wasn't hand selected?
    Again, why wouldn't there be anti-Bush comments here and everywhere else politics come up?

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  3. Re:I hope I see some anti Bush comments by huge+colin · · Score: 0, Troll

    so if something is good and makes sense, it gets used. If something is bad, we scrap it.

    Does this explain why religion exists today? Because it makes so much sense?

    The fact is, people are intellectually ill-equipped to determine what is it they need to have a functioning society. Is there a single good reason not to have some sort of universal ID? Why is a driver's license OK, but a national ID isn't?

    The only specific complaints I've heard have to to with the possibility of someone misusing the personal information stored in this proposed national ID database -- but that's true of any database of personal information.