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April 06, 2008
Superhero Presents Strong Case for ID Cards as States Get Real ID Extension
Batman bin Suparman (Gizmodo) said
To start with, I have a passport too, like everyone in the world, which is already used to track me when I move out of my country to fight super-criminals in places like New York, London, or Albuquerque.Then, if I have to be concerned about privacy, I am more worried about how companies track my purchases and habits using my credit cards—to share how many red thongs and capes I buy with other associated companies or how their own marketing departments—than about the ID card itself. That, to me, is where the true battle for privacy is..
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