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Offtopic, but I've always been surprised there wasn't more uproar over the passage of the Real ID Act. Basically a sneaky way to turn your state-issued driver l
by eli 13y ago
Offtopic, but I've always been surprised there wasn't more uproar over the passage of the Real ID Act. Basically a sneaky way to turn your state-issued driver license into a national ID card.
- pjc50 13y agoThe tragic thing is that some of the Baltic states (eg Estonia) have shown nifty ways to make ID cards benefit the public, having keypairs on the card and application integration etc. But this is only useful IF we can trust the system won't be abused - which at the moment we really can't. In the west an ID system would be primarily used for making immigrants second class citizens and turning everyone into immigration enforcement vigilantes.
- saraid216 13y agoThis. There's a vicious cycle of government inefficiency, privacy advocacy, and all-around distrust that keeps happening over and over again, reinforcing memes and justifying a lot of backwards thinking.
- sigzero 13y agoCould it happen? Sure, but the State would have to agree to it. I am pretty sure the majority would not do that. Now, a State to State registry would likely happen.