What's the big deal?
I came across this article (courtesy Slashdot) - The Great No-ID Airport Challenge
Just couldn't understand what the big deal was in getting your ID checked in the first place. From this article, I learnt that someone had actually filed a case against checking of IDs as it violated 'his right to travel freely'!
Personally, I think that there ( Read more... )
Just couldn't understand what the big deal was in getting your ID checked in the first place. From this article, I learnt that someone had actually filed a case against checking of IDs as it violated 'his right to travel freely'!
Personally, I think that there ( Read more... )
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Most of us would rather show our ids, than go through the trouble which that dude underwent.
As regards to the "right to travel freely", I guess the petitioner means the right to travel without the government keeping tabs on your movement. I think it's not a frivolous argument. Governments these days are far too intrusive about people's personal lives.
Are there are more worthier issues that could use our attention? Absolutely! But it's also true that if you keep quiet about laws that limit privacy, then it tends to embolden the government to enact more of them and they tend to add up over time and become pretty damaging to society.
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Hmm, I'm not sure how showing IDs at the gate is in any way enabling the govt to keep tabs on one's movements. That tab could very well easily be kept when you book your flight. All records are there then and there. Of course, if you mean you could book a flight in a phony name and travel unchecked, that's a right which is not really necessary right?
But yes... sometimes the paranoia levels can cross thresholds. No arguing against that. :)
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One could argue that the government already knows about you when you book a flight, so checking your id again is excessive and constitutes harrassment.
Of course, if you mean you could book a flight in a phony name and travel unchecked, that's a right which is not really necessary right?
If your security check checks out, then you're well within your rights not to show your id. But as the article and the /. comments point out, security officials everywhere aren't aware of this aspect of the law.
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If you look at the terrorist attacks they are using all new techniques. If government wants to tackle those, they have to be much more advanced than terrorist. The goverment can store information about citizen but they should not use to monitor personal activities. Again this last part is controversial as we will never know what goverment is using our information for. if you recall Richard Nixon has to resign because he was accused of spying on numerous Democratic presidential candidates.
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