Are National ID Cards a Good Idea?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday April 27, 2006 @11:50AM from the we-already-have-driver's-licenses-and-passports dept.

Dracophile asks: "The Sydney Morning Herald recently ran a front-page article about a 'smart card' to access government services and that it would double as a national identity card. The article points out that the current Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, who fiercely opposed from opposition the Australia Card idea in 1985, is now a supporter. The article goes on to say that about 100 nations have some form of ID card. Is your country one of them? What concerns were raised? How were they addressed? Have welfare fraud and other identity-related crimes decreased? Have National ID cards improved or deteriorated conditions where you live?"

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One word: by rune2 · 2006-04-27 11:52 · Score: 4, Funny

No
Re:Absolutely not by m00j · 2006-04-27 14:40 · Score: 5, Funny

"either states his name or communicates it to the officer by other means" I choose to communicate it through interperative dance!
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