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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by califield on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:35PM (#8876889)
The article is missing an important piece of information: can you buy a drink at the bar with it?
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by pavel_lishin on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:47PM (#8876947)
Apparently not, according to question #26: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/frequently-asked-questions/fr...

> The card also does not authorize cardholders to purchase alcohol or tobacco products

I found this to be kind of surprising.

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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by vaadu on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:20PM (#8876805)
Why can't the same people get a state issued ID card?

Will the federal government or business or other states or other countries recognize them?

It will make counterfeiting easier to get way with.

LEOs will see this ID as a sign of not being in the country legally.

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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by pavel_lishin on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:47PM (#8876951)
I think that a state-issued ID requires an address, whereas the IDNYC card makes specific provisions for those without a registered address.
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by sukilot on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @12:26AM (#8878315)
LEO will see having no ID similarly, so mu.
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by pavel_lishin on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:46PM (#8876944)
More information about the card: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/index.page

One interesting fact is that the discounts and memberships will apparently only be good for one year, something the article seems to gloss over. Still a pretty good deal, but not as great as I'd hoped.

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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by UrMomReadsHN on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:20PM (#8876804)
The mayor calls this fraud proof? Nothing is completely fraud proof. What a silly statement.
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by gharial on Monday January 12, 2015 @04:22PM (#8876498)
I love the stereotypical NYC snobbery and unapologetic narcissism at the beginning of the article. As if living in one of the boroughs with eight and a half million other people somehow makes you distinguished. The whole attitude runs entirely contrary to the point of the program, it's really baffling.
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by UrMomReadsHN on Monday January 12, 2015 @05:56PM (#8877006)
Distinguished? I don't think thats what the author was getting at. Just that living in the suburbs is a different experience than living in the city. Thats what I took out of it anyway, I could be wrong.
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by pound on Monday January 12, 2015 @04:40PM (#8876590)
SF City ID Card Date first issued January 15, 2009
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by NiftyFifty on Monday January 12, 2015 @03:04PM (#8876086)
So ..... this is what I see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Lg1NElF6Q
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by astrodust on Monday January 12, 2015 @06:41PM (#8877228)
Yeah, identification of any sort is so Nazi, right?
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Re:New York City to Start Its Own ID Card Program by vvpan on Monday January 12, 2015 @04:44PM (#8876610)
I don't see why.
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