ID cards
Couple of articles re: ID cards... one american and a few years old, one australian and recent, but both of interest to us here and now.
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0404.html#1
"everything I've learned about security over the last 20 years tells me that once it is put in place, a national ID card program will actually make us less secure."
http://techlovesart.blogspot.com/2006/05/last-card-youll-ever-need.html
"Take a look at how seriously we take security now [...] and say "that will never happen here" while keeping a straight face."
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0404.html#1
"everything I've learned about security over the last 20 years tells me that once it is put in place, a national ID card program will actually make us less secure."
http://techlovesart.blogspot.com/2006/05/last-card-youll-ever-need.html
"Take a look at how seriously we take security now [...] and say "that will never happen here" while keeping a straight face."