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Article #716Re: U.S. National Identity Card (RFID) Coming in 2008
From: Anthony Matonak
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 12:00
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 12:00
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Bob Ward wrote: > On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:06:39 -0700, Anthony Matonak > <anthonym40@nothing.like.comcast.net> wrote: > >>That said, even with just an ID there are any number of ways to >>create your own database. Just record the credit card number with >>the ID when someone makes a purchase, or record a digital photo >>when they walk past a reader and use face recognition software to >>figure out who they are, or simply keep a record of all the ID's >>that go past the reader and compare that to a live person with >>a hand held reader when you wish to question them or during a traffic >>stop. > > Think it through. If there is a database available to process your > face recognition software's output... You only need to create the link between the ID number and the person once. Forever after that, all you need is the ID number. It's like how supermarket loyalty cards work. They record who you are in their database when you sign up and they give you the card with a unique ID. From then on, all they do is scan the card with that ID and they know who you are. Anthony
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