On 26 November 2011 12:39, Shamit Verma subs.linux.mum@vshamit.com wrote:
Or, a team of anthropologists discover a tribe of people living in the deep jungles of Chattisgarh. The tribe has a population of a few hundred. What do you do?
Issue them ID.
But you don't know they are legal or illegal residents. I chose those two states specifically - in the case of Chattisgarh, it is the government's claim that non-Indians are living and training the Maoists.
Just like other countries with national IDs handle this issue. Till you are a visitor, your visa or TAX ID serves as ID. Once you get resident status you get national ID like SSN.
First of all, remember that the US SSN is neither a national ID nor is it compulsory. Secondly, I wouldn't quote the USA as a prime example of a country that respects or honours its citizens' or visitors' privacy expectations. I wouldn't use it as an example of a country that has a good control on public spending either.
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