ID Cards?

[hoppy]

Some of you may have heard the news, of the governments plan of intoducing ID cards for everyone in the near future. Do we need them? do you consider it a necessity in todays society?

[Howard 13]

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

 

Why not?

 

HB.

[chesters1]

i think there was a post on this err subject in an earlier time

how do they know "who" you are when they issue the card :confused: do you have to produce your passport (i dont have one) think what you have to produce to get a passport a driving license etc :confused: or to get a driving licence do you produce a passport etc :confused: both are easily forged ,even if they fingerprint everyone in the country to put on the cards ,what proof do they have you ARE you ,lots of cases of false papers issued on stolen or dead peoples birth certificates .so what is the base line ,certainly not any papers or id we have now :mad: if smart cards are cloned now they certainly WILL be in the future

 

[ 03 July 2002, 10:15 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[spasor]

ID cards!!!!

I`ve currently got 5 of the sods. I mean `real` ID cards. Photo, signature, magnetic strip with god knows what about me encoded on them. I wouldn`t mind, but nobody ever asks to see them!!

As I work in a supposedly `secure` environment, you`d think at least the odd new security guard would ask me to produce now and again? I`ve never once had to produce any of them.

Paul.

[chesters1]

if you dont want people to see the inf on a magnetic strip then run a magnet down it ,simple (might confuse bank machines though)

 

[ 03 July 2002, 10:17 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[hoppy]

chesters1:

i think there was a post on this err subject

Chesters, I missed that one, I did a "search" on "Identity Cards" the thread was started by, KenL, on May 17th. Ah well never mind, might as well let it go on now and see how far it goes ...cheers...hoppy

[Smegger]

Sound slike we are heading towards BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU !! and when you think about it they already are. If you use "plastic" they know where and when you shop, what you but where you fill up with fuel, what garage, in fact everytime a card is used they know which time, place, what you were doing etc. YOUR phone is tapped by the british government as is your PC and people just don't relise this. Is this not a breach of basic human rights and privacy laws....but its the powers that be doing what they do best..

JUST CUS IM PARANOID DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT OUT TO GET ME !!!!!!

 

Chesters! is right I blame the government !!!!

 

BETTER DEAD THAN SMEG !!!!!!!

[wirral sea fishing]

I cant wait for them to come into force !, like others I have to carry them around all day anyway, it seems that to many "Do Gooders" are butting in on the "Antis" I really do think that they will cut crime and assit police in their enquires, I mean whats the promlem of carring another card in your wallet ? I will sign up as soon as they ask, but then again I like many many others have nothing to hide.

[Dai Fish]

It seems to me that the only people against ID cards, DNA databanks etc are those with something to hide

[ayjay]

I've no objection in principle to having an ID card,but if I had to carry it all the time that would be a different matter.