There are many issues standing around the entire Biometric RFID Personal information ID Card. This article has many of the standard issues and I would suggest to read through them all. If you don't know about the Technology of RFID. I would suggest doing at least a quick google search on it. This is very serious and very real. If you are so caught up in just letting things happen and doing nothing about it. Be ready and be warned that you may not have your freedom if this actually passes. A National ID. With your very personal information on it is nothing to be messing around with. It is not secure in any way, shape or form, No matter what they say. If it can be hooked up to a computer of any kind, it can be hacked into and stolen.
There is much more to this article be sure to read the rest of them here.
http://www.helium.com/items/1824708-pros-and-cons-of-a-us-issued-national-id-...
Here are a few of the pros and cons of issuing national ID cards.
*Pros
>If each citizen in the US carried a standard ID card, when requested by law enforcement, it would be easier to identify legal status or flag anyone who might be associated with a potential terrorist plot.
>Airline boarding would be more efficient and officials screening passengers could quickly verify identities.
>Potential reduction of fraudulent financial activities. An ID card can accompany any purchase and requested by the seller.
>The government and military agencies already use CAC cards http://www.cac.mil/ which contain a computer chip and this technology makes it easier to verify, identify and give access. Citizens carrying a similar ID card would have an easier time making a positive identification of themselves.
>End racial profiling because all individuals could easily show their card.
>Biometrics would make it harder to fraudulently obtain cards. Cards could not be bought off the street with a photo superimposed.
*Cons
>Privacy issues are one of the largest concerns associated with national ID cards. It isn't so much the card itself that is an apprehension, but the technology that could potentially be embedded in the cards and the sensitive information it could contain Not to mention security breaches of information.
>Concerns over how the card could evolve to be used for other purposes aside from ID. Technology is moving quickly and convenience is one of the benefits, but can also be a drawback if commercial business and other organizations begin using the ID card the way they did the social security number.
>Fear the card will take the social security card concept a step further and de-humanize people making them walking containers of data.
>Apprehension of medical records and assistance being connected to chip-embedded ID cards.
>Civil rights, control, and surveillance concerns. This includes potential government permission to travel or work.
>Cost of implementing and issuing not only cards, but the creation and maintenance of the associated technologies. This includes the application process and replacing lost or stolen cards and maintaining databases and keeping the information current.
There is much more to this article be sure to read the rest of them here.
http://www.helium.com/items/1824708-pros-and-cons-of-a-us-issued-national-id-...
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