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duncant403 · 12-11-2003, 09:47

The one flaw no-one seems to have picked up on yet:
Apparently we need a new "definitive" ID card because existing ID (such as passports, driving licences) don't reliably confirm your identity... So if we currently have no way of confirming our identity, how does the government intend to confirm our identities in order to issue these "reliable" ID cards in the first place?

I can imagine it now: walk into the government office to get ID card; "Hello, my name's John Smith and I've come for my ID card." "No haven't got a passport or driving licence, so what now?"

In order to issue us with ID cards, the government has to first confirm exactly who we are. They would have us believe there is currently no way or reliably doing this - but if there is then why do we need another ID?

12-11-2003, 09:47	#31
duncant403 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leeds Posts: 96	Re: Identity Cards The one flaw no-one seems to have picked up on yet: Apparently we need a new "definitive" ID card because existing ID (such as passports, driving licences) don't reliably confirm your identity... So if we currently have no way of confirming our identity, how does the government intend to confirm our identities in order to issue these "reliable" ID cards in the first place? I can imagine it now: walk into the government office to get ID card; "Hello, my name's John Smith and I've come for my ID card." "No haven't got a passport or driving licence, so what now?" In order to issue us with ID cards, the government has to first confirm exactly who we are. They would have us believe there is currently no way or reliably doing this - but if there is then why do we need another ID?