Imagine this: an America where all the citizens are safe, all fifty states are free from worry over terrorism, and all children can mature without ever seeing national horror. Now, imagine this: an America where all citizens are slaves to their identification, all Americans lack complete freedom of privacy, and all children are ignorant of the true value of American freedoms. Though many Americans will justifiably argue that the national biometric identification card would keep every American safe, nobody can ever be one hundred percent certain about national security when dealing with fanatical, determined terrorists. Of course, there are benefits to adopting the card, yet there are also many drawbacks to the biometric system; it is really a matter of opinion about what is right for the country and for each individual within the country. With a strong enough desire, a clever terrorist will be able to overcome any obstacle to find his target. So, why adopt a system that no one can guarantee, which could , in the process, destroy those freedoms for which America has always fought? Benjamin Franklin's quotation broaches the main argument of the United States adopting a national identification card, 'They that can
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Biometric cards: privacy invaders vs. a safer America
Woodcock, Amanda
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Association for Computing Machinery – Mar 1, 2005
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