...really believe in the saying "If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide." I'm law abiding, don't work in the black economy, am born and bred in the UK, have no subversive political affiliations, and have no dark secrets in my past that I want to hide. I just don't want the government to know where I'm going,what I'm doing, why, when, and who with. I want them to respect my right to privacy. Is there anything wrong with that?
2006-11-19 04:32:16 · 14 answers · asked by Mark J 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
All these people who support ID cards have never read the small print, it will become compulsory to carry them as in many other countries with police and other officials being able to demand their production by you. This mantra that if you 'have nothing to hide you've nothing to fear' is the one of the oldest 'brainwashing' techniques' in the world. Do you think an ID card will stop terrorism like the London Underground bombings?. Think again.
2006-11-19 08:43:49 · answer #1 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
People that repeat "If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide." have no real understanding of political history. ID cards are nothing less than a asset tag and tracking device.
ID cards will hold an RFID tracking chip that will link with the 30 new ultra-precise satellites code named 'Galileo.' Your every move will be recorded on a massive central database. It will be like the tags that criminals wear on early release, but far more advanced. You won't evenknow when your details are being read because it works through walls.
Look at all the miscarriages of justice in Britain or the people arrested for reading out the names of dead soldiers. People get arrested for handing out leaflets near Parliament. Can we trust a government that removes freedom and lies to us so often? Only a fool would say yes.
ID cards are like a barcode or asset tag for people, but much more danger if they're hacked or cloned.
I will never pay out hundreds of pounds to carry one.
2006-11-19 07:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Cracker 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They already know what we're up to - an I.D. card is just another way to add more revenue to the Government purse, as well as being an infringement of our civil liberties/human rights, etc. They gave up respecting our privacy AGES ago.
2006-11-19 04:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wake up and smell the roses, they already know everything anyway, one tap of a computer and anyone who is legit will pop up with all there info, yes it will be a pain and very costly but if it stops some of the I.D. crime,and helps catch rapists and paedophiles etc then how can you disagree.
There are too many do gooders in the world standing in the way of something just for the sake of it.
You won't evan have to carry it around with you, if you bothered to read all the info on it, so its hardly going to know where you are, not like the thousands of CCTV cameras that already exist.
2006-11-19 07:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
To the 'nothing to hide' people.
how would you feel about 24 hours a day, 7 day a week cctv monitoring of your every move at home and work etc. broadcast live over the internet.
after all..."If you're doing nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide."
Right?
2006-11-19 06:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by andylefty 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, Except that having ID's allow the government to plan everything including the economy better, and also to manage the society\s security better. However, the advantages of having ID's dwindle if you have irresponsible government..
2006-11-19 04:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by zymzyv 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're paranoid, pal.
how will a card tell them where you are or who you're with?
For every guy they want traced they'll need another guy to watch him. If they really want to they can track you from your credit/debit card transactions and your mobile phone when it's switching cells.
They can't even install a computer system to make NHS records available to your own doctor, and if push comes to shove, leave your ID card at home.
2006-11-19 04:41:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I maintain that anyone who objects to ID cards has something to hide. It may even be a subconscious hiding of something irrelevant, but an objector is hiding.
I welcome ID cards, and the compulsory carrying of ID cards at all times, and the heaviest of penalties for those who choose not to adhere to the rules.
2006-11-19 04:44:12 · answer #8 · answered by Phish 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
every time you use your credit card or debit card put it in the hole in the wall or shop in tesco or the likes you are being spied on.they already know. bvring them on and yes if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about. no doubt you already have driving licence and or a passport whats the big. if in asking you mean will they really stop crime not likely but they will help fight crime.
2006-11-19 06:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by species8472 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a well known fact that the average person living in a city appears on camera almost 300 times in a day.
So they already know.
2006-11-19 04:41:21 · answer #10 · answered by Jenni 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋