[LINK] Numbering/identification systems
Max Devlin
lucifer.au at gmail.com
Wed Oct 27 21:15:26 AEDT 2010
On 27 October 2010 10:15, Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au> wrote:
> I don't recall any of the identification scheme discussions ever
> raising the prospect of a nationally-imposed id also being the
> person's phone-number.
Quite a few businesses try to use it as an identifier. Especially if
you ring a call centre. "easy" for them. They can call you up using
other means. including name.
> Will we be one day in breach of the law if we
> don't have a personal where-is server that looks after our imposed
> national-id, and that can tell, well anyone who can break into it,
> where we are right now? I mean, think of the benefits for
> counter-terrorism operations!!!
Mobiles are only personal because you carry them. Landlines are
usually still answered by multiple people.
Computer: locate jon luc picard
Computer: locate dr haneef
>:->
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