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Story: ID cards: Aviation workers being 'used politically'

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Creeping to where, for what and by whom?

Not sure what all the fuss is about here? Something’s gotta give. The checks and balances required to securitize one of the most vital areas of public transport is probably well overdue. Wouldn't you want to know that someone is taking responsibility for making sure undesirables do not make their way into the system? And to think police checks would suffice is naive as there are plenty of crimes committed by people who have had no history of crime whatsoever.

The ID card (as a means for authorization) itself should not pose a threat to an individual's privacy, in fact, working in such sectors (aka human traffic) should require a higher level of transparency than others. The real threat to privacy, if you want something to crow about, is in the system itself and the real-time monitoring of people and their interactions and associations with co-workers. I.e. Relational dynamics between individuals such as Smith and Doe: How often are they in each others' company? Time spent per interaction? Do they associate outside of the work environment? Etc etc. We are all moving closer towards an identity based future – a place where we may have to forego levels of personal liberty for the sake of security, particularly if we want the freedom to move beyond our normal boundaries.

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