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blazey · 18-11-2008, 16:50

I am indifferent on this topic. Identity fraud is possible regardless of whether these cards are in existence. Would they make it easier to steal identity? I don't really know.

I had doubts over chip and pin. Catching sight of a 4 digit number is potentially easier than forging a signature. Especially within families, and these things do happen, think of members with gambling debts or drug addictions. Yet it works.

As for people complaining about how much info the government would have on people, well they have it all already, it would just be compiled into one thing rather than all over the place. If you are a good, decent person, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. If you are a crook, then yeh, you probably should be a bit more concerned as obviously the government are going to have more ability to see what you are up to at a glance.

I'm not a technology expert but until something more concerning is demonstrated to me, I will stay on the fence.

18-11-2008, 16:50	#27
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 993	Re: Are I.D. cards a good thing? I am indifferent on this topic. Identity fraud is possible regardless of whether these cards are in existence. Would they make it easier to steal identity? I don't really know. I had doubts over chip and pin. Catching sight of a 4 digit number is potentially easier than forging a signature. Especially within families, and these things do happen, think of members with gambling debts or drug addictions. Yet it works. As for people complaining about how much info the government would have on people, well they have it all already, it would just be compiled into one thing rather than all over the place. If you are a good, decent person, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. If you are a crook, then yeh, you probably should be a bit more concerned as obviously the government are going to have more ability to see what you are up to at a glance. I'm not a technology expert but until something more concerning is demonstrated to me, I will stay on the fence.