i think we should have a national ID card. it would be a fantastic device.
combine bank records, driving records, medical records, any information you wanted to store. every institution could then use the card to get the information they needed.
for the paranoid out there, ways exist to keep it from violating civil liberties.
like combining it with your thumbprint--which is only stored on the card, not in a central database. and each system that wanted to use it could only access certain parts of the database. like the grocery store could only access your debit account, not your medical records. the doctor's office would access your insurance info and medical records, not your criminial record.
check in for travels would be fast and efficient. come to a both, swipe your card, scan your thumb, and off you go to the xray machine for your carry-on.
the crackdown on illegal immigrants would gain a boost. it would be hard to get a job or use a bank without the card.
could there be abuses and corruption of the system? well, of course. that possibility is inherit in any system. the real issue is can we develop this system with enough redundancies and failsafes to keep these abuses and corruptions from being feasible?
and, of course, i say yes. the pros heavily outweigh the cons with this one.
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