Perhaps it’s a matter of conditioning, but the idea of a National ID for citizens creeps me out. But – I’m willing to suck it up and carry one IF it’s part of the process of truly sealing our borders.

I would like to see a biometric ID where in normal use

1) The ID confirms it goes with the person holding it

2) The ID supplies an encrypted identifier to the reader, which after checking the database returns a “pass / fail” response. This way one’s identity can be confirmed while maintaining privacy. I haven’t kept up with the state of the art in biometric ID, so I don’t really know if the above is currently practical.

BTW, has anyone read “This Perfect Day”, by Ira Levin?