What do you think of ID Cards?

Question

I think it's absolutely ridiculous.

They are deemed "voluntary" - the catch being that if you opt-out, you will not be allowed to do anything. You will be refused a passport, thus making it impossible for you to even leave the country.

So you might wonder why people won't just sign up for one.
I personally just don't like the idea of carrying my personal details with me at all times. Wouldn't it leave you incredibly open to fraud?

I hate this Big Brother government we are living in. I will refuse to sign up for an ID card should it ever become compulsory, even if persisting to do so leads to criminal punishment.

What are your thoughts on it?

Answer 1

I will NEVER have one.I would go to jail.
Would you trust this government with all the information?
Could they keep it safe like they did with the details of 25 MILLION people.
25 MILLION.
I think this ID cards thing has now been blown out of the water.

Answer 2

I loathe the idea of ID cards, but it's not the ID cards that are a problem, it's the National Identity Register which will hold all the information on everyone that's the terrifying thing.

In April next year, the General Register Office, which registers births marriages and deaths in the UK, will be merged with the Identity and Passport Service, who will eventually deal with ID cards. So there will be no escaping from it, as soon as a baby is born they will go onto this huge database, for the rest of their lives.

I'm not at all comfortable with the government having the power to criminalise people who decide they don't want to open up the whole of their private lives to a government and politicians they don't trust.

As the missing CD's with all the information about Child Benefit has shown, the bigger the database, the bigger the threat when 'mistakes' happen.

I'm not a terrorist or a violent criminal, so I don't see why I should be treated like one.

Answer 3

With the present security of personal data in government hands that has been so ably demonstrated recently, I think that everyone has every right to refuse to give the government any more data until the present bunch of clowns that ate New Labour have all resigned over this. I am especially concerned that no doubt the the Brussels criminals will be also able to access the data and they have yet to have their accounts signed off, a problem which would have closed down any public company by now and had the fraud squad in to investigate.

Answer 4

my candidates might be Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinitch and I haven't checked to see if they support this nazi llegislation. I'm quite sure they don't. BIG BROTHER'S at the front door. This information is none of the govts. or anyone elses business. I believe Bush has had and will have a monstrous impact on peoples thinking by letting them know through the Patriot act that our rights and freedoms are dispensible any time congress and the white House wish. We might ask an even more important question which is how do we put an immediate stop to this horrendos trend. Thank GEorgey the piglover for this little gift which he will, I hope have in his evil legacy. while I'm at it , Screw the No Child left Behind nonsense too. CONGRATULATIONS on thi , most important question jessisbeautiful,

Answer 5

I'm spanish, and back here at the south of Europe our ID card is compulsory from the age of 14 onwards. It's fine, much easier than having to go with a passport all around the place, and although you might feel it might not be very ethical, it makes life easier honestly. and having no ID is worse for fraud, much easier, as there is less control over the population. When you give a credit card, you need your id so that this fraud doesnt happen. SO grow up, it makes life easier and its not a Big Bro thing, its common sense. Want efficient admins? then id. Dont want efficient UK? don't bother protesting about its inefficiency
Cheers

Answer 6

I totally agree with you, I don't see what the benefits will be, it won't stop crime at all, it will just increase stress on the police and the public, as police will have to stop more people and ask to see their cards, which will make the people feel persecuted and the police are already overstretched. How is being forced to carry an ID card going to cut crime??? You might as well just say 'right everyone start carrying ur passports about with you 24/7 and everything will be better', it makes no sense. It's just more expense and another way for the Government to keep tabs on us! I recommend you see the documentary film Taking Liberties, it's all about how under Labour the country has got more big brother than ever, I think you'd find it interesting as it talks about ID cards too.

Oh yeah btw its gonna be the person's responsibility that info on there is correct but it will be near impossible to get it changed, so we could be forced to carry around wrong info about ourselves, how does that make sense??? People who say its just like carrying round any other ID don't understand the full implications of IDcards and how they're going to be different and can be used against us.

Answer 7

I refuse to have one and am prepared to go to jail for it.
I do not trust this government and I cannot look 20 years into the future to see what sort of government we will have. The argument is that our liberal government would not abuse the ID card scheme or miss use the information they hold. However once they have this information they have it for life, what about the future governments?
Given the most recent release of information from the tax office (25million records lost in the post) how the hell can we trust them?
As a country we have had to fight for our freedoms and over time these freedoms are being removed from us. There has to be a line in the sand and this is it.
Ja.

Answer 8

I for one don't agree with ID cards.. The govt cant even handle simple data security with regards to child benefit, what chance do you think you'll have of them keeping all your details safe?? I dont think they have a clue, and anyway, for the pro lobby out there, don;t you think that these ID cards will be faked by criminals anyway so what really is the point of charging law-abiding citizens so that some muppet in london can feel all warm and fuzzy cos he managed to get MORE of our money without any benefit to us....

Answer 9

Read Brave New World by Huxley

That is the way society is going...

I think it is disgusting I do not want to be a statistic on a government chart. I do not trust the government I do not agree with how they spend our tax revenue and I do not feel they represent our nation.

The more they tighten their grip the more people will "opt-out" play the system against itself instead of working and paying taxes. When they need to control the nation with force with soldiers on the street that will be the pivotal point. Will people have become so soulless that they will shoot their own? Or will they revolt against the government?

Your guess is as good as mine... I know which side I am on do you?

Answer 10

it's unconstitutional. It's one thing to have voluntary IDs like a driver license(which is a state id, not federal) and completely different to have a national ID that is required.

The Real ID violates the fundamental separation of powers principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. They say it's voluntary but you won't be able to do anything without them. It also gives Homeland security the right to designate any rules they want.