Japan to require digital IDs

[psycho-]

http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/08/06/story/0000159147


Japan launched a compulsory ID system yesterday aimed at bringing government into the electronic age in the face of stiff protests calling it a violation of privacy and a temptation to hackers.



Scary..... :hmm:

[sbp]

"A group of academics and activists presented the Home Affairs Ministry with a petition demanding the government halt the program, which links municipal computer systems and gives each Japanese citizen an 11-digit identification number." We got that already, its called a Social Security number.

[Nanotech9]

Originally posted by sbp
"A group of academics and activists presented the Home Affairs Ministry with a petition demanding the government halt the program, which links municipal computer systems and gives each Japanese citizen an 11-digit identification number." We got that already, its called a Social Security number.


darnit - i thought you were gonna say its called a credit card! D'oh.

[molecularfire]

Yeah, it's easier for them to scan the number if it's tatoo'd on your forehead. ;)

[Burzhui]

Originally posted by DarkFury

Did you see the movie "Minority Report"?

In that movie, they could scan your retinas and tell who you were immediately... and then there was the "black market" on fake eye implants. :eek:

i'd get into that.... i'd run that black market

[Grimm]

Great, now when they want to implement it in the US they will have a mature technology t oslip in on us, instead of something that will have bugs and be noticed... :(

[LPMiller]

The sole purpose of doing this in Japan is to make it easier for everyone there to have their own personal giant transforming battle mech.