National ID Card
National ID Card
The government announced plans to introduce a national identity (ID) card scheme. The introduction of ID cards is linked to fears over immigration and terrorism, specifically in the wake of 9/11. The card will contain their name and personal details placed on a new national identity register, which will become the world 's biggest biometric database, holding information on every adult. Many people question the national ID card’s viability and purpose, due to incidents of high-profile loss of data by the government and with doubts over the reliability and security of biometric information, as well as concerns over civil liberties.
Dershowitz states that he is doubtful of the national ID card; however, he supports a national ID card that match’s the person’s fingerprint. This ID only needs to include their name, address, photo and print. It will reduce terrorists from hiding, but it will not prevent all terrorism threats. Legal immigrants benefit from the national ID card; also, they could pass through airports and building security quicker. Moreover, Safire declares that the fear or terrorism has positioned the United States of America to want a national ID card. Eventually the card will evolve and it will not only be a fingerprint of DNA and details of one’s eye iris, but it will include other information about them. If one declines to not have the ID card, they will not be able to travel, buy on credit, or just have a regular life. There is a plethora of ways our privacy can be invaded by the government; for example, the police (heat sensors to see inside homes), federal surveillance systems (can view juicy e-mails), and the Justice Department (to read encoded messages from computers). Freedom will be lost due to the national ID card. Dershowitz has a better argument, for the national ID card will not be practical and will depend on several conditions that will never happen. First of all, everyone must submit and get the card. Also, nobody
The government announced plans to introduce a national identity (ID) card scheme. The introduction of ID cards is linked to fears over immigration and terrorism, specifically in the wake of 9/11. The card will contain their name and personal details placed on a new national identity register, which will become the world 's biggest biometric database, holding information on every adult. Many people question the national ID card’s viability and purpose, due to incidents of high-profile loss of data by the government and with doubts over the reliability and security of biometric information, as well as concerns over civil liberties.
Dershowitz states that he is doubtful of the national ID card; however, he supports a national ID card that match’s the person’s fingerprint. This ID only needs to include their name, address, photo and print. It will reduce terrorists from hiding, but it will not prevent all terrorism threats. Legal immigrants benefit from the national ID card; also, they could pass through airports and building security quicker. Moreover, Safire declares that the fear or terrorism has positioned the United States of America to want a national ID card. Eventually the card will evolve and it will not only be a fingerprint of DNA and details of one’s eye iris, but it will include other information about them. If one declines to not have the ID card, they will not be able to travel, buy on credit, or just have a regular life. There is a plethora of ways our privacy can be invaded by the government; for example, the police (heat sensors to see inside homes), federal surveillance systems (can view juicy e-mails), and the Justice Department (to read encoded messages from computers). Freedom will be lost due to the national ID card. Dershowitz has a better argument, for the national ID card will not be practical and will depend on several conditions that will never happen. First of all, everyone must submit and get the card. Also, nobody
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