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They make very good points, although I disagree with them on #4. One of the points of number one is particularly compelling:
"Terrorists and criminals will continue to be able to obtain -- by legal and illegal means -- the documents needed to get a government ID, such as birth certificates. Yes, these new documents will have data like digital fingerprints on them, but that won’t prove real identity – just that the carrier has obtained what could easily be a fraudulent document."
It's a good point IMO. So, just how do we determine that John W. Smith of the Kensington section of Philadelphia is indeed John W. Smith of Kensington? The easy answer is DNA...but then the issue of discrimination based on DNA could come into play. A new law, or a new statute of the Civil Rights Act would be necessary (again, IMO). As I mentioned in the previous NID discussion, I can imagine a "Gattaca" (spelled right this time!) scenario.
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