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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Friday July 26, 2019 @09:14PM (#20539752)
Hopefully we get self driving cars you don't need a license for ASAP, so the expectation of every adult constantly carrying around an ID decreases.
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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by mcny on Friday July 26, 2019 @09:23PM (#20539792)
> Hopefully we get self driving cars you don't need a license for ASAP, so the expectation of every adult constantly carrying around an ID decreases.

I'm sorry but how would I get into a self-driving car? I'd probably not own one. I'd ride in a Waymo, Uber, or some other provider's self-driving car which would mean they'd need to be authenticate who I am and check to see if I am authorized to get in the car...

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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by thekyle on Friday July 26, 2019 @09:44PM (#20539864)
> authorized to get in the car

I don't know what you mean. In the U.S. you don't need a drivers license to ride in a car. Uber does not currently require any state issued ID for riders and I'm not sure why they would in the future.

You might need the Uber app but that isn't tied to any government ID.

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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by mc32 on Friday July 26, 2019 @09:24PM (#20539796)
Not if you want to buy cold medicine, get a library card, get some beers, buy some legal pot, air b&b, zip car, U-Haul , getting a job, etc. So, you will still need to carry it --unless you want to risk having to go back home in order to do any of the above.
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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by reaperducer on Friday July 26, 2019 @10:14PM (#20539965)
Not if you want to buy cold medicine, get a library card, get some beers, buy some legal pot, air b&b, zip car, U-Haul , getting a job, etc. So, you will still need to carry it --unless you want to risk having to go back home in order to do any of the above.

You need to have it for those things. You don't need to "carry" it for those things. Nobody does all of those things all the time every day. Going to buy some beer? Bring your ID. Going to walk the dog? Feck off, cop. I'm a citizen minding my own business.

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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by anigbrowl on Friday July 26, 2019 @10:16PM (#20539977)
You don't need an ID for many of those things, and you shouldn't.
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