[viraptor]

I'm sure that having an id could make tyranny easier, but after moving from a country using ids to one without them, I see lots of very simple issues. Apparently just picking up my mail would enable someone to change/cancel my utilities. Or to start a credit in my name. Or to get my credit report. All without a single picture id. In my home country that would not be possible. Here, I'm told that having a bank statement letter or a utility bill is a way to prove your identity. To me as a developer that's just crazy.

To make it worse, common documents like European driving license are sometimes rejected because they don't have labels in local language (that's why field numbers always match up!!!). So that's it, I really don't get why people don't want a common id for their own benefit. Tyranny can be there with or without ids.