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Originally Posted by Catfish
With the right rfid chip or nfc installed, the presence of said card can be sensed and identified everywhere.
So it is not only good for voting, but so to speak a private "Gestapo to carry along".
Nations' governments like to know where everyone is, or does. But don't smirk, London is much much worse  |
I mean like the state couldn't already do this via phones. And let us be honest - people are going to carry their phones more often than their IDs.
So it becomes the matter of resources and motivation and fortunately, Russian state has neither to the extend that security service was lobbying for softening up survailance legislation.
Plus you can always buy an RFID envelope if you are turbo paranoid.