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National ID, a bad idea…. In today’s world, we can say that the main danger to privacy, security for people who lives in free democratic societies can come from the system that will create and apply supposedly very high tech national ID card. The main purpose of National ID card system in a country is to develop nationwide security, decrease crime rate, reveal the terrorists, and guard against illegal immigrants. NID system has been used conducting regular official transactions between government agencies and citizens, with benefits claimed in the areas of convenience, cost saving or fraud reduction. NID could be a combination of the functions of a driver’s license, social security registration, immigration documentation, and other identification system. This is the latest idea on national safety and security issues. But there can be raised some questions regarding this system, is it a good idea? Does it make people happy? Will it be effectible in general life? In my personal view, it is definitely not a good idea for a country to have national ID card system. The idea is to allow any authorized person to verify the identity of a person. This would help in certain isolated situations, but would only have a limited effect on crime. The ID card contains, name, address, sex, photograph, fingerprints. That might also include place of employment, data of birth, perhaps religion, perhaps name of children, spouse, and health insurance coverage, may be credit records. Here I am talking about someone’s privacy. Since the ID card contains all the data about a person on it, then where is the privacy when the card is swiped? More high tech national id system would enable the federal government and its contractors to follow and... ... middle of paper ... ...nces of terrorist attacks. Reference: Khan, Sarfaraz (5th line, 2nd paragraph) http://anegada.cudenver.edu/csc4735/discuss/msgReader$322?mode=topic&y=2002&m=3&d=6 Schwartz, Kieth (3rd line, 3rd paragraph) http://anegada.cudenver.edu/csc4735/discuss/msgReader$319?mode=topic&y=2002&m=3&d=6 Kumai, Sumen (1st line, 1st paragraph) http://anegada.cudenver.edu/csc4735/discuss/msgReader$366?mode=topic&y=2002&m=3&d=6 Card-Carrying Americans: Privacy, Security and the National ID Card Debate by Joseph W. Eaton Congress to weigh privacy vs. security http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/092301/met_7357806.html Privacy International ” IDENTITY CARDS” http://www.privacy.org/pi/activities/idcard/idcard_faq.html Policy Analysis http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa237es.html The New Enemy of Privacy: Big Bucks http://www.qc.edu/mediastudies/privacy1.htm

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