The Power of Simplicity

Hello World!

What if there was a global ID card? You know what I mean right ? Today I walked into my swanky office, swiped my ID card and the doors flapped open.

I was just wondering, if this single ID held the key to everything? Open ID to the extreme , yeah! You could vote with that card, its your voters Id card. You could also double it up as a driving license ( If you wanted to upgrade from a two wheeler license to a four wheeler, its just a database upgrade at the central db!) , it could also be your ration card ( if you still have one) , it could be the account to your multiple bank accounts, credit cards, phone bills etc.

You get the drift right?

Also the security ( and backup ) of such an important piece of real estate needs to be primal. But thats another story altogether

categories Crazy Ideas | ayanb | datetime October 27, 2009 7:50 pm

2 Comments

  • By soubhik, October 27, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

    Yeah..I love the idea.
    However, I remember the trouble I had to go through when I lost my driver’s license. As a result, the thought of losing the ID card that you are talking about here, sends shivers down my spine ;)

  • By ayanb, October 27, 2009 @ 10:02 pm

    Well, we can do innovative stuff for the backup / security.

    Imagine all data is stored in a highly secure Cloud hosted by the Government(Its anyways stored by the government – just that its on disparate systems now). There is a biometric scanner ( it could be a combination of fingerprint voice and retina reader – some zany uncrackable combination ) which basically authenticates you. This ID CARD will be wireless enabled so it downloads data accordingly, depending on what data you need to enable / download.

    So basically this card is nothing but a client. The data still resides in a central server. If you lose a client – that is – the Card – you get a new card at a nominal fee!

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