because of the certificate inside, the id card without the pin is worthless; having the identity split from authorization is an absolute win. compare and contra

because of the certificate inside, the id card without the pin is worthless; having the identity split from authorization is an absolute win. compare and contrast with the SSN number. also, the government already owns all my data, from birth onward. the authentication system makes it so forgery is much harder from the officials themselves, so this protects me from that as well.