tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486569060906466709.post7211460199490687485..comments2010-01-31T16:49:28.969-08:00Comments on dmkbb: The Border's In My Pocket or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The National IDDan Kowalskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581484372259642431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486569060906466709.post-14805792266683615142010-01-31T16:49:28.969-08:002010-01-31T16:49:28.969-08:00A national ID is probably inevitable, but let'...A national ID is probably inevitable, but let's be realistic about what it will do . . . It won't stop bad guys from getting on airplanes (the Christmas bomber got on an airplane without a REAL ID, or any state driver's license at all). It won't stop people from working illegally (they will just use someone else's identity or work under the table, as you correctly note). A national ID will mean that it will be easier than ever for bad guys (both insiders and outsiders) to steal lots of people's identities. If there's a national ID, a bad guy who hacks the national ID database can steal the identity of the entire US population in one fell swoop (biometrics included).<br /><br />We should have a full and robust national debate about the merits and downsides of a national ID before we implement one, and we should weigh the costs and the benefits. We have not had such a debate with REAL ID, which will become a de facto national ID. The fearmongers have led that "debate."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284285920612853774noreply@blogger.com