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Re:Why India wiped out 86% of its cash overnight by quadrature on Monday November 14, 2016 @03:43PM (#12953159)
> Wow, wtf India is getting worse. A unique ID, easier government tracking.

this is not unlike a Scoial Security Number (united states) and serves a similar purpose.

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Re:Why India wiped out 86% of its cash overnight by serge2k on Monday November 14, 2016 @04:32PM (#12953563)
I never really understood the objection to national ID. Is it really that much worse than state IDs? Tracking can work either way, that seems like a different fight. Companies seem to use the SSN anyway.
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