Hello all, I feel very strongly about ID cards, but I won't say whether I'm in favour or not. Basically I want to gage what the common reaction to them is? Do you care about the issue of ID cards? Are you well informed about ID cards? And, most of all, are you for or against. Would love as much feedback as possible!
2007-02-11 12:54:00 · 16 answers · asked by misadventure 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't think Jo Public fully understand the implications of ID cards, linked to databases. I'm strongly against them as I fear they are a powerful profiling tool.
2007-02-11 13:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by Narky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like it at all. It's setting us up for some serious problems, identity theft could be a lot worse. Imagine if someone copied your ID card and then not only purchased things in your name, but committed a crime? Robbed a bank or some such and the computer at the bank logged your card as entering and exiting in time with that dude in a ski mask? On a more local but also more realistic level, how about companies buying your ID information, the shops you buy things from, your credit cards and so on to spam you with mail? The system is too invasive of people's privacy, what if they put your religion into the database? What right does your bank have to know things like that, will it affect a loan decision ,you ruin your chances the moment you swipe the card? One good thing i can think of is it might hurt underage drinking, but if people aren't asking for driver's licenses you can bet they won't demand an ID card so I doubt it will hit the figures that much.
2016-05-23 23:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having carried a photo ID since my university days I have no problem with carrying something that can prove who I am if I need it. I live in France where it is a legal requirement to carry your ID at all times. The Gendarmarie or Police can stop you at any time and ask to see it.
What I object to with the current government plan is the amount of personal data to be stored on the card. I just don't trust them to keep it secure or not abuse it. I also know that the counterfeiters have already been able to copy the chips this data will be stored on so its already unsecure.
In France we were issued good old fashioned plastic cards with a machine readable strip (like the passport). All it shows is your name, address, work status and other basic information. No fingerprints, blood group, DNA profile etc.
There is an acronym from the military that comes to mind - KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid. If the card is complex and holds valuable data people will want to copy it, if its simple and holds no real value wheres the point in copying it.
ID cards will arrive in UK whether we like them or not so we might as well get used to it. I just hope that the government realises the cost (and they've NEVER been able to stick to budget) and goes with the cheap simple card not the full biometric one.
2007-02-11 14:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Alex MacGregor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If somebody has a passport or a photo driving licence I see no reason why they should be forced to also have an ID card, as they already have the documentation to prove their identity, and its authenticity can then be verified. But anybody in the UK today who has neither will have difficulties in living unless they have some other positive means of proving their identity. You can not open a bank account, or get a credit card, or hire a card, or get benefit or get a discount on railways such as for being a "senior" etc. etc. So there should be an ID card available for people to get if they need one, but then if they need one, why not get a passport even if they never decide to go out of the UK?
2007-02-15 05:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by Wamibo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a couple of points about ID cards. In the UK when terrorism was beginning to be a real problem, the government said that terrorism would not force us to change our lives. Making ID cards compulsory IS changing our lives.
Secondly what proof will I need to take with me to get my ID card? Passport, birth certificate, driving licence? If I can prove who I am to get an ID card, why do I need an ID card?
Once again the people of the UK have been sold a wrong 'un.
2007-02-11 23:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by a3pacific 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I simply don't understand why people are making such a fuss about ID schemes. As it's now, the government have enough information on each and every one of us CCTV follow us wherever we go, via credit/debit card they know our spending habits and now thanks to Oyster card they even no our train journeys so I really can't see the argument against it. Simple fact is we are monitored anyway.
My other point is why should one worries unless they have something to hide. Ok I understand issues around who will pick up the bill and security, I guess like anything else the bill will be pushed on to public.
2007-02-11 13:09:09 · answer #6 · answered by SMB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We carry enough forms of ID around during the course of our lives (passport, birth certificate, etc), & the Government or any other agency can check up on us whenever they wish. The introduction of ID cards is just another source of revenue for the Treasury, who should be the ones paying for these cards if they want us to have them.
2007-02-11 16:14:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I personally think that only the people who have something to hide, for instance benefit cheats will be against ID cards, surely it can only be a good thing regarding this and helping stamp out a lot of crime and wasted police time. I'm all for them.
2007-02-11 18:05:56 · answer #8 · answered by KEITH L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What ID cards? School ID cards? Work ID cards? Government ID cards? Be more specific.
2007-02-11 12:58:29 · answer #9 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have no objection to ID cards but I don't see why I should have to pay for one. If the government wants me to carry one then it can pay for it.
2007-02-11 13:04:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋