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Dear Folk, 20251114 at about 18.05 hours Uk time How do you steal fingerprints? This raises a lot of questions for me. I got an image of a person going around with a bag of cut off fingers. Which I am sure is wrong. How did it work? Any links to the story? Thanks and kindest regards Eion MacDonald On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 17:09, <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2025-11-14 09:29, Henry Bremridge via list wrote: > > > > National ID can work if everyone gains from it. Examples include > > Estonia (I gather driven off fear of Russia) and India (removing red > > tape) > > India's was mired in court cases about its purpose, it being mandated > (when the court ruled it shouldn't be), it is strictly not an identity > card according to India, it fits closer to a US social security number. > > India's scheme has exactly the faults I fear, lack of clear purpose, no > clear success criteria as a project, unclear financial benefits, etc. > They've certainly made savings in the rollout, but it isn't clear > they'll be sustained, or that they are as large as the politicians > promoting it claim. > > Mandatory linking to bank accounts spawned a trade is stolen > fingerprints. > > Doubtful denial of government services with limited avenues of appeal. > > Estonia is about the same size as Birmingham, very different scale of > problem. > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > FAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/ -- regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG FAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/