>> Especially if its someone like a bank who has no need for access to such information. How about grocery stores who want to scan your id...no problem with that? And they will because they can.
Since when do banks and grocery stores have access to federal databases?
I suspect they’ll check IDs just as they do now — visual inspection. And, if scanning occurs (banks can already scan state IDs in Texas for faster entry of information), it still won’t be connected to an FBI database ... it’ll be connected to “name and address” information which already appears on the face of the ID.
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it’ll be connected to “name and address” information which already appears on the face of the ID.
You are much more optimistic than I am about this.
If biometric info is attached to the ID, they will take it and will either willingly share it with the feds or have it demanded of them by the feds [or others].
I could easily envision your insurance company being “curious” to know just what was in that bag you got from the grocery store and sending you a reminder that potato chips are not heart friendly.
The implications are enormous and as we have repeatedly seen, the simple foundations of a “good idea” soon change beyond what anyone has envisioned. A real good example is social security and your number. Look at how many people “demand” it, especially the medical professions, but even credit card companies.