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Or social security numbers in the US, which are absolutely not fit for this purpose. For those in the US who don't want a national ID: it wouldn't have to be o
by ryukafalz 6y ago
Or social security numbers in the US, which are absolutely not fit for this purpose.
For those in the US who don't want a national ID: it wouldn't have to be one if the states issued their own. Yes, this would mean they'd all need the technical capability to operate a CA securely. Fund them enough to do that.
- XorNot 6y agoPeople opposing a national ID in the US have de facto caused social security numbers, completely inappropriate as a national ID, to be used as one by everyone. The US desperately, desperately needs a proper solution where "thing you give tons of people" isn't also "exactly enough to steal your ID".
- BlueTemplar 6y agoNational IDs have a pretty bleak history - from being initially used to keep tabs on criminals to Jews under Nazi occupation. This is why they often are not mandatory. As a curious factoid, in-between the world wars, it was popular for workers to have their ID number tatooed on their arm.