ID cards...

hey here is an update on the id card idea

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html

It seems like every new idea that comes along is being touted as a good idea by somebody, after 9/11. However it is my understanding that all of the hijackers involved in the attacks were in the United States legally. What good would this card have done, anyway? :confused:

Thanks for the info. I really don't like the idea myself. This sounds like one step closer to the "chip implant" that was discussed in another thread. I'm sure after 9/11 and the increased emphasis on fighting terrorism, the move toward something like this in the US will gain some steam. But I hope it doesn't happen while I'm around.

Only if national security were as easy as computer security.....

In the US, in the meantime, the temporary public approval of a national ID card is waning:

Wired: Support for ID Cards Waning

It's interesting to see how some subjects were the hot topics for a bit and are now going back to normal .... it's just the laws that were voted that will not go away as easily.

Cheers,

BrainStop