>> I really don't have an issue with these ID demands - all the furore about
>> CCTV etc - I am firmly in the camp of "if you're not doing anything
>> wrong whats the problem?"
How far does this go? Are you happy with a Govt. CCTV camera in your lounge or bedroom to catch you plotting against them - after all if you have nothing to hide!
>> We really could do with investing huge amounts of money in security - whether that
>> be these ID measures, more police on the streets, harsher sentencing.
Criminals will always find ways around the system and it will be an expensive waste of money. You can open bank accounts in France and Germany with fake ID cards. Yes more police and more realistic sentencing but be careful - do we want to live in a police state - for our own security of course!?
>> Having to carry all these ID information around imo would be a good thing -
>> too many people are allowed to be anonymous and based on that they can do
>> certain things that they know they will get away with.
>>
Except you'll get officious jobsworths demanding them when they really not needed and there will be mission creep too - want to buy that ice cream on the beach - not without your ID card.
The UK has a way of taking thinks like this to the extreme - look at the rights given to local councils to snoop on you for minor supposed infringements.
>> Of course, is any ID, even biometric etc, safe from forgery ?
No, and its much more difficult to put things right when it is forged / stolen.
Last edited by: zippy on Fri 26 Jul 19 at 17:56
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