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Re: Gotta love Oracle...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:27:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Maybe the card itself is not a civil rights violations, but the many
> activities for which they will use such a thing are. First, if I'm required
> to disply my shiny new Federal ID, I consider it unreasonable search.
I'm missing something in this--do you mean if you're required to display
it (wearing it on your lapel) or produce it on command (hey you, show me
your ID)? Either would be objectionable, I agree, but I'm curious about
which you meant specifically.
> I think of the right to travel anonymously as a fundamental. Further, I
> don't want the federal government tracking my consumer habits through a
> requirement to use this card for some or all purchases.
Aside from barter and cash transactions, of course, purchases can be
fairly easily tracked already--the implementation of a new card wouldn't
appreciably change that, and it would still presumably be a recognized
violation of the 4th to use that info against a citizen.
> This whole idea makes me very edgy.
Just wait until they start implanting chips in newborns!
Dave!
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| (...) Well, produce it on command is what I meant. Though, having to wear it is even creepier. "Hi, my name is Chris!" (...) Yeah. I don't want _them_ implanting chips in newborns. OTOH, if there are nifty chips that we can implant to improve (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Maybe the card itself is not a civil rights violations, but the many activities for which they will use such a thing are. First, if I'm required to disply my shiny new Federal ID, I consider it unreasonable search. I think of the right to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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