Discussion Question 250 Words

What is your position on the debate about national ID cards? What is privacy? What does it mean to have privacy?  Is privacy achievable in our advanced state of technological development? Would national ID cards really make a difference in privacy one way or another?

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The issue of National ID cards has been an off and on topic in the country. Over the decades, there have been several calls for them although people continuously reject them. This however can be justified if the pros and cons of the ID cards are critically analyzed. The government tends to push for the ID cards due to problems of immigration and terrorism (Goessl, 2010). Although ID cards can be advantageous in sectors like law enforcement, airline boarding and reduction of financial activities which are fraudulent, the same ID cards pose a threat to …

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