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Do we then have a de facto (cardless) national ID? I think so.

You got it, Bunky.

There's an article in Forbes (the latest copy?) about a company that's making thermal scanning devices which can identify people via the pattern of blood vessels in their face. The advantage of this system over fingerprinting is that it can be done without letting the target know he or she's being identified.

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