Re:One-third of New York’s small businesses may be gone forever
by AdmiralGinge on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:02AM
(#24048695)
It's not in the UK, we have a serious political taboo against what's seen as a "papers please" kind of authoritarianism. Tony Blair tried to introduce mandatory ID cards and even with his massive majority it was politically impossible.
The ironic thing is that despite this widespread attitude, we have genuinely scary levels of mass surveillance.
Re:One-third of New York’s small businesses may be gone forever
by kube-system on Monday August 03, 2020 @11:05PM
(#24046127)
> And the US's refusal to adopt a standard ID system
We do have a standardized ID system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act
Perhaps not in the US, but it's mandated in pretty much across all western society.
And the US's refusal to adopt a standard ID system also leads to pseudo-ID schemes and proxies such as social security numbers and driver's license.
> nor is seatbelt use on any private property.
That's a great example.because no one is requiring anyone to wear facemasks while they are in their own home. The key take should be that the goal of these measures is to mitigate the risk that a specific threat poses to the public. You are required to wear a seatbelt while driving in public roads because the risk of being involved in a traffic accident is relatively high. You are required to wear a face mask in public because the risk of transmitting the virus is relatively high. Once you cease to be in public then the risk you pose to others is negligible.