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[–]thoughtcriminal 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We already have that, it's called a social security number.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I should have been more clear. I'm not talking about a SSN. I'm talking about compulsory national identity cards. These tend to get abused by governments for tracking every aspect of your life, not just interactions with government agencies. Here's a short article on the pro's and con's.

https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1133/national-identification-cards