> From: Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Van: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Then again, the Dutch do not distrust their elected government as > > > much as Americans seem to distrust *their* elected government. > > > > The only way you can know you are free is if you can freely distrust / > > critisize the government. > > In The Netherlands, we can freely distrust and criticise our government, > without having to fear repercussions. We do not, however, have a problem > with having to carry some form of ID. > > > > > If you already have ID cards, then why are you so afraid of getting > > > another one? Are you afraid it contains everything there is to know > > > about you, and everybody would be able to read it? > > > > Do you want your genetic information on these cards? It's coming. > > As long as that information is only accessible by people who need it, I do > not have a problem with it.
Who gets to determine 'who needs it'? > > > When set up properly, anyone accessing the information stored on the > > > card will only see that part of the data they are allowed to see. > > > > The system will be cracked within days of coming out. Then criminals > > will be able to do anything with your identity. ANYTHING. > > That might be. That will be. No system like this for hiding info on a portable device, like as cd, dvd, etc. has been secure. It can't be secure. They can't even stop people from making perfect copies of 'uncopyable cd's'. > But criminals might also hack the bank's computers and empty > my bank account. When I order something over the Internet and pay by credit Much harder to do. Corporate firewalls, Sesion encryption. Encrypted Databases... > card, someone might hack the line and get my credit card number. When I pay More session encryption. Think you can break even 64bit encrytion? Think again: http://stats.distributed.net/rc5-64/ > with my credit card in a restaurant, the waiter can copy the number of my > card onto a piece of paper and use it for criminal purposes. All this does > not stop me from having a bank account, a debit card and a credit card, > though. > Someone might crack the system and get all my medical information. But if > someone breaks into my doctor's office and breaks into the computer there, > he could also get my medical records. It does not stop me from seeing my > doctor when I need him, though. > > There is always some risk of people obtaining and misusing such information, > but the benefits (being able to spend my money, getting medical aid when > needed) greatly outweigh the risks. > > > > > First you people complain when you have to start carrying ID cards, > > > then you complain when you no longer have to carry them. Could you > > > people make up your minds about what you want? :) > > > > I do not want any of these, never have, never will, and will fight to > > the death to not have these. > > What do you do when the government makes it mandatory anyway, despite your > objections? Are you going to bomb the government agency that distributes > those cards? Pack your bags and move to some tiny island state (pop. 1,300) > somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
