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Why not just link link our identities to DNA, thumb prints, and other unique features of us? You want to withdraw money? Scan your eye here. You would like to a
by dkokelley 18y ago
Why not just link link our identities to DNA, thumb prints, and other unique features of us? You want to withdraw money? Scan your eye here. You would like to apply for a driver's license? Spit into this jar. Someone will contact you in a week (or however long it takes to process DNA samples).
That way, the shadow can never really be separated from the person (or at least the difficulty increases). BTW, I recommend watching the movie Gattaca for an interesting take on identity theft of the future, when people are engineered and DNA is checked everywhere you go.
- blurry 18y agoIf someone wants to rob me, I'd rather they take my id than my thumb...
- ryanmahoski 18y agoIf someone wants to rob you, they too prefer your id to your thumb. The average sentence for aggravated assault in the U.S. is 30 to 90 years per count. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault#Aggravated_assault http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault#Aggravated_assault
- run4yourlives 18y agoWhy not just link link our identities to DNA, thumb prints, and other unique features of us? Because the thing is that modern western society doesn't want a system of identity to be perfect, we just want it to be good enough. The reason for this is quite simply a history lesson. Every single time the controllers of identity are able to do it really well, the rest of us get royally screwed.
- derefr 18y agoWell, we just need to decentralize identity, then. Basically, PGP signing of our more "regular" identification mechanisms using our DNA and a password as the biometric key for the private keyring--other people won't know who you are unless, and until, you want them to.