tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post115585289214298352..comments2023-10-24T10:46:23.233-05:00Comments on Romantic Ramblings: The Mark of the Beast?Duke_of_Earlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1155902110194612592006-08-18T06:55:00.000-05:002006-08-18T06:55:00.000-05:00Wasn't something like this supposed to happen in 1...Wasn't something like this supposed to happen in 1984? :-)Badabinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090557200539181943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1155901788446484312006-08-18T06:49:00.000-05:002006-08-18T06:49:00.000-05:00My take in ID cards for all is this: why be bother...My take in ID cards for all is this: why be bothered about having one unless you're a criminal and it would stop you thieving etc.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't care less if we get issued them in the UK (it's imminent, we'll have to have them on our person at all times and if we're found without them we'll get arrested...nice waste of police time there!) as I don't do anything wrong so it won't affect me.<BR/><BR/>:o)Emmy Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1155883546612884212006-08-18T01:45:00.000-05:002006-08-18T01:45:00.000-05:00We have ID books here, it used to contain your dri...We have ID books here, it used to contain your drivers licence details and if you had a firearm licence etc. I don't really mind having one - but I do feel like it doesn't curb illegal immigration because people just bribe someone at the Home Affairs office to get one!!! Even worse some employers get foreign workers to go and buy them to circumvent the lengthy and difficult process of getting one legally!! (I used to actually know people who have employed Malawians rather than a local - since Malawians are considered much better workers!) It probably happens everywhere in the world. I wouldn't worry about the end of privacy though - I think it can actually help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1155863946635905342006-08-17T20:19:00.000-05:002006-08-17T20:19:00.000-05:00When one is first confronted with such a suggestio...When one is first confronted with such a suggestion, we all screech violation of privacy, etc. However when actually seeing all the terrorism going on and how easily people are able to steal another's identity and how easily they are able to enter into supposedly secure areas, it makes sense to have tighter security. On the otherhand, I feel it should not stop there - fingerprints should be entered into a worldwide database - will help stop terrorists, locate wanted criminals who have fled the country, identify people who have been kidnapped etc. Here in ZA we have to be fingerprinted each and every time our drivers licence is renewed so I guess I am used to it. This is a good topic and a moot one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1155859155880883172006-08-17T18:59:00.000-05:002006-08-17T18:59:00.000-05:00Before long we'll all have UPC codes tattood on ou...Before long we'll all have UPC codes tattood on our foreheads. Or maybe... a number on our arms, if you catch my drift.<BR/><BR/>I reminded of a game I used to play where some characters lived 'outside' of society, refusing to get a Social Identification Number. These 'rebels' were referred to as the SINless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442023056785979903noreply@blogger.com