re: #207 oaktree

Universal RFID tag and you can get rid of them all. Just have to worry about unscrupulous people chopping your tag out while you sleep to abuse it, or your linked records getting hacked…

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That’s one of the things on my mind. All that easy stuff packed into one card makes that card a real target for theft and misuse. Personally if there were a biometric card and a system where I couldn’t apply for or pay for anything without a thumb print or retinal scan I’d sign up in a heartbeat.

I don’t really care about the whole “big brother” thing. Big brother so much further up our ass than a simple identity card it seems like bitching about a cracked teacup when the house is falling down.

If we move to a national id system it should replace driver’s license, social security card, military id, etc, etc. They are all just properties of the new card:

Allowed to drive in the US: True
Allowed to buy alcohol in Vermont: True
Allowed to buy medical cannabis in California: False