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[Lightly] amusing is thinking there is a singular attitude in the US towards national IDs. And we already have several forms of national ID anyway.
by rootusrootus 3y ago
[Lightly] amusing is thinking there is a singular attitude in the US towards national IDs. And we already have several forms of national ID anyway.
- ktosobcy 3y agoWell yeah, generalisation is awful, but it has it gist here :-)
- digging 3y agoComically, the primary national ID we use is one specifically designed not to be a national ID. The secondary "national" IDs most of us use are simply state IDs or driver's licenses. They're not in a federal database, but I don't understand how that's meaningfully different. It's still a big government tracking system.
- DANmode 3y agoIt was, but curiously, they've removed the related verbiage from new issuances. They used to carry a disclaimer: FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES • NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION