I don’t agree with Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s assertion that the biometric scanned and RFID embedded card will enhance trade with the USA. It’s just a shameful experiment with a form of technology that has dangerous implications for our privacy. It’s also a sham that it will enhance border security or keep trade more open, when the cost is much more than a $25 license, and lasts only a year compared to a passport which is good for five years.
As a joke I’ve carried my passport wrapped in foil, for years. It’s about to get to the point where it’s no laughing matter. SGI is wasting money by pursuing the Radio Frequency ID license. It’s already completely useless and dangerous that we have magnetic stripes on the back of our photo ID card. Here’s an explanation of why faceprint (or fingerprint) biometrics is a sham if we’re concerned about security.
–
Hat tip to SaskLibertyTrain - As one commenter correctly said over there, this ID is about “security theatre”.
–
Cross posted to 1337hax0r.com
@hotmail.com
![[EFC Blue Ribbon - Free Speech Online]](http://www.efc.ca/images/efcfreet.gif)
themusicgod1 | 05-Aug-08 at 2:58 am | Permalink
This won’t be optional forever.
waste unit | 28-Aug-08 at 9:13 am | Permalink
You are correct, sir. Here in Washington (state of), we are about to get ‘chipped’. majes me feel like a cow at the feed lot. ID theft, political profiling, social programming, the list of Orwellian downside is terrifying. Pass the foil.
markjohnson | 15-Oct-08 at 7:57 pm | Permalink
btw…tin foil doesnt work..keep reading about it
did you also know 27 airports including (Regina, Saskatoon) are RFID/biometric and facial rec
border crossings 300 total are/to be outfitted with RFID/plate recognition
also canada post is going online with rfid …
interestingly funded by Canada Revenue Agency
…thought you would like to know what the (smart) drivers license was for.
…now you know!
markjohnson | 15-Oct-08 at 8:08 pm | Permalink
correction… 100 border crossings
including Sixty-three border crossings in California, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, New York, Maine, Vermont and Montana
Saskboy | 16-Oct-08 at 5:56 pm | Permalink
I wonder if the new Greyhound/STC station in Regina is facial recognition equipped…