Re: Exactly what information will ID cards contain?
- From: "A N O'Nymous" <a_n_onymous80@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 17 Feb 2006 02:14:09 -0800
Au wrote:
In article <1140120912.153035.218560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "A N O'Nymous" <a_n_onymous80@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Basically I quoted the example because I wanted to show that where
there is a will, there will be a way, and technology is a big enabler
of that. Your debate regarding the abacus/slide rule to calculate
sqrt(e*pi) just proves my point that given the technology, just about
any given task can be sped up.
Speeding up electronics is relative childsplay. You cannot speed up a
chemical reaction over what they already do - and DNA sample processing is
a chemical reaction. Did you study chemistry in school or another "useful"
subject like drama instead? You sound like a typical MP, bamboozled by
technology - know nothing about it, will authorise anything because it
sounds good - but is atcually impossible or infeasable.
Don't be a bloody moron. Of course you can speed up a chemical
reaction. Many ways: just as you can wait for gaseous CO2 to diffuse
into a beaker of calcium nitrate to indicate the presence of it, you
can also use Henry's Law to speed up the process. Impressed yet with
the little display of knowledge, Mr. Myopic playground "I know more
than you" kid?
Furthermore, I've spoken of _procedural_ changes to make this
technology feasible and why we should be worried. I did not speculate
on the specifics of the technology to enable near instantaneous DNA
sampling.
Obtaining gunpowder from saltpeter was a labourious, slow ordeal until
the Haber process. Technologies facilitate. So what is your point?
Copied & pasted:
Many impulsive critics have targetted the non-immediate nature of DNA
testing. One counter argument is that future technology may facilitate
near immediate DNA tests. The other one is below (copied and pasted as
it is such a frequent point raised). The system below is entirely
possible with current technology.
Because DNA tagging would be so inescapable and intimate, the system
would not need immediate verification except for the most sensitive
areas. A "hunted" person would be caught eventually. Thus the system
could work on periodic updates and a "trust credit" system.
E.g. when a shopper first walks into a store, his/her DNA sample is
taken. By the time they finish their shopping, the test is complete and
their appropriate bank account billed. Naturally, any existing crimes
and warrants will be cross-checked as well. That way a wanted criminal
will not be able to even buy his/her groceries.
Also, if the person just nipped into the store to buy a bottle of cola,
they can leave anytime they want (even before the test is complete) -
their bank account will be updated accordingly. If they have no money
to pay for it, a flag just goes up in the system and they get caught
the next time they stop in another store.
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