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Alternatively, just tell it that the other six heads are whispering behind its back. |
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I don't think we'll be barcoded anytime soon - people may cock-a-snoop at the idea on a number of different levels. |
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If we are barcoded, it will be figuratively (through being allocated a social security number for example) or practically (through your address, or again, through the requirement of having a social-security number - and address - in order to gain employment - these, plus a non-nomadic lifestyle means people are generally likely to be at predictable locations throughout the day) In which-case, it's already happened, at least twice. |
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The idea could be conceptually applied to these methods of social constraint however - Perhaps people might be to gain access to multiple social security numbers through shared consent, or to pool addresses, bank accounts, driving licences and passports in a collective manner - should the authorities turn up, just say Spartacus isn't in. |
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Lots of people have barcode tattoos. Twenty years ago it looked a bit edgy and cyberpunk. Now it looks lame and 'me-too'. That's the trouble with making a fashion statement through the medium of tattooing - you're then stuck with it. |
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Well, in a sense this is not in the real world as such. I don't literally believe in the Beast in Revelations, for example. My main concern with this idea is that a barcode can presumably be retattooed, using something like titanium dioxide to cover up the previous one. |
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[Zen_tom], good thinking. That's been happening for decades between married couples in a way, now i come to think of it. |
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[zen_tom] I like the idea, but think it wouldnt work. "They"
would just prosecute *all* the Spartacus's for identity theft.
Might not even need any additional laws to do it. |
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I have seen a motorcycle painted yellow and adorned with randomly located black adhesive numbers and letters, presumably to avoid detection by ANPR devices. Same principal. |
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Unfortunately, legislation surrounding compulsory ID is more likely to take a form which prevents the individual from doing anything unless they can prove their individual status.
We already have a great deal of legislation based on the new 'guilty until proven innocent' policy. |
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[mouse] it isn't "theft" if the identity is relinquished willingly - more a kind of identity loan - Thinking about it, this isn't new, since providing a Cooporation (of individuals) with a single legal-entity status pretty much does this already. |
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Developing that as an idea, it follows that the best way to ensure you are ignored by the system is through the creation and maintainance of a series of corporate identities behind which you can operate in a climate of relative freedom. |
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