National ID: Biometrics Pinned to Social Security Cards
May 15th, 2007Via: Wired:
The Social Security card faces its first major upgrade in 70 years under two immigration-reform proposals slated for debate this week that would add biometric information to the card and finally complete its slow metamorphosis into a national ID.
The leading immigration proposal with traction in Congress would force employers to accept only a very limited range of approved documents as proof of work eligibility, including a driver’s license that meets new federal Real ID standards, a high-tech temporary work visa or a U.S. passport with an RFID chip. A fourth option is the notional tamper-proof biometric Social Security card, which would replace the text-only design that’s been issued to Americans almost without change for more than 70 years.
Well, there you go. My old card still says “not to be used for identification”… The kids’ have nothing of the sort. The sad thing is that government and corporate America have so bought into the system so completely that its a radical act in itself to remove yourself from it. Living “under the radar” will become criminal… and to the fascist mindset only criminals would want to.