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Some States Say National ID Cards 'Make Life Easier'

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-one-opinion dept.

VE3OGG writes "Some places, like Maine, have outright rejected the idea of a nationally mandated ID card amid privacy, legal and security concerns. On the other side of the fence some states, such as California and New Jersey, have said that they welcome the National ID card and that it will make 'life easier'. One New Jersey official said 'All you are getting in e-government for the most part are things that don't require strong two-factor identification,' the official said referring to security that requires something beyond a user name and password. 'But as we move forward and start to deliver more and more complicated services, I think that people for the most part will want to know their government has implemented strong measures [with National ID cards]'."

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  1. About time they updated our Social Security Cards by Dareth · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... to at least include a picture.

    What was that? You managed to get some service(s) without giving out your Social Security number?

    Well, that was just plain UnAmerican!

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  2. Re:What happened??!??!? by hamburger+lady · · Score: 4, Funny

    yeah, and tripling the national debt. apparently spending far more money than you have makes you a 'true conservative'.

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  3. Re:What happened??!??!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "For all you extreme left wing whakos start hollering"
    and
    "Before any of you ultra-right wing neocon folks start bashing me"

    Does everyone have to be so pejorative all the time? Are are these the only kind of people that could possibly disagree with you?


    Oh sut-up you take-a-stand-hating, neither-fur-nor-agin, unposturing, non-frothing at the mouth, centirst-loving, non-comitting, middle-ground-seeking, calm unagitator. Why do you hate our freedom to hate so much?