So HN is upset that Venezuela has a national ID card which can be used to apply for government services, can be used for mobile payments, and the government has

So HN is upset that Venezuela has a national ID card which can be used to apply for government services, can be used for mobile payments, and the government has a "database" (in scare quotes) which lists the political party of the citizens. Man, you guys are going to be really upset when you find out about the NSA and FBI. If we had a press release like "Amazon announces mobile payments card with integration into government services", you guys would eat that up, right? "Mr. Bezos said the card would allow holders to easily apply for government programs such as food stamps."