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>"All legislation aimed around allowing people to be identified by numbers has been killed due to the whole "mark of the beast" .. "can't buy sell or trade with
by darkpuma 8y ago
>"All legislation aimed around allowing people to be identified by numbers has been killed due to the whole "mark of the beast" .. "can't buy sell or trade without your number" revelations rhetoric."
This is easy to solve; simply make it illegal to use the identification number so capriciously. Define a narrow use-case for it, narrow enough to allay religious fears, and forbid anything other use if the ID number. Make it illegal to require customers to provide their ID number while making purchases, etc.
But once you do that, most of the desire to implement the system starts to disappear...
- tetrep 8y ago> This is easy to solve; simply make it illegal to use the identification number so capriciously. Hmmmmm, that sounds familiar... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#/media/File:Social_security_card.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#/media/... While it wasn't law, I don't see why legislature wouldn't renege on their promise to not use a unique identifier, already conveniently assigned to all people, for identification purposes.
- darkpuma 8y agoYes that's what I had in mind. It worked that time too, the general public accepted SSNs. Maybe it's cynical, but I don't believe there is any limit on how many times you can lie to the public. There's only a limit to the frequency.
- gknoy 8y ago> a unique identifier, already conveniently assigned to all people, for identification purposes One problem is that it's not unique. :)