The National Identification System

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National identity cards definition and how it is used National Identification System which I call NIS is a form of identification card that is a “portable document, typically a plasticized card with digitally-embedded information” (Rouse, 2010). Most of us carry around a form of NIS which confirms our identity, like our drivers licenses. The National Identification System (NIS) card uses a type of biometric system like the iris to help to identify the person; one organization, which uses this form of identification, is the United States Immigrations office. My green card has my biometric fingerprint and information like when I first came to the United States and if was here as a resident or here in the US on a Visa. My card also let anyone who requests my identification when it will expire just like our driver licenses, except if I let mines expire I could be deported if I cannot prove I have a right to be in the US. This form of identification helps us to work in the US, apply for a social security card, get financial aids, and a driver's license just to name a few, but if this information is not with while we are traveling to some areas in the US and we are stopped for identification check it can create a that problem we all fear which is being detained by immigration until they can verify our identity or deported us if the information cannot be traced that we are here legally. Is it possible or impossible to safeguard the information that is contained on a high-tech national identity card? It is impossible to safeguard any of our information just in general so it would be impossible to safeguard our information on a national identification card. We live in a world that have hackers and vast technology which can be penet... ... middle of paper ... .... (2013). The Case for the National Identification System in the Context of the 9/11 Attacks. p.2. Retrieved from http://coursebuildercontent.careeredonline.com/Assets/50000/46600.pdf Colorado Technical University M.U.S.E. (2013). How Would a National Identification Card Work? p.2. Retrieved from https://campus.ctuonline.edu/courses/CJUS675/p2/hub1/46527.pdf Goessl, L. (2010). Pros and Cons of a US Issued National I’d Card. Retrieved from http://www.worldissues360.com/index.php/pros-and-cons-of-a-us-issued-national-id-card-12849/ Mukhija, K. & Goyal, Y. (2005). National Identity Cards: A step towards “Better” Governance?? p.15. Retrieved from http://www.ccsindia.org/ccsindia/interns2005/10. %20National%20ID%20Cards.pdf Rouse, M. (2010). What is national identification card? Retrieved from http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/national-identity-card

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