Britain's frantic rush towards a fully fledged surveillance society

The Avon Lady · 11-20-06, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

I have no problems with an ID card. In Israel, everyone carries them. No problem. I think the phobia against them is just that - a phobia.

RFID chips that can be used for tracking are a definite no-no, however.

I have a problem with it. To drive on a state owned public street, maybe, to walk the street, hell no! I want to live in freedom and when I am starting to have to do things for the state when I simply leave the house, then I no longer have that freedom, and I live in a state policed world. No other way to describe it. I carry my ID almost daily already, but I do not want to be forced to carry it!

-S

PS. THat is not a phobia. Its simply about freedom to live my life.

I hate to break the news to you but even with all the problems we've got here, neither my husband, children nor myself have undergone any ID checks, except at border crossings, the random and occassional (about 2 years ago last I recall) police secuirty check roadblock (where they actually ask you specifically for drivers license and car registration), etc. Generally, the same is true for everyone we know. That's not to say there aren't other privacy-related problems here but the ID card is irrelevant to those.

I really don't feel I've lost my freedom because I tote another plastic laminated card in my purse. Now, if I could clean out the other 10 kilo of irrelevant junk that's accumulated therein, I'd really be free!

I say this as a native born US citizen, where unkwown forces made me carry my Loehmann's card wherever I shopped.