The benefits of all these new ID system are obvious. Imagine walking into your office at work. You will be able to walk up to your ATM, smile sweetly and say hello, and it will give you your money. Your family will know exactly where you are, and you will always know where your car is. Criminals are going to find it a lot more difficult to commit crimes, and the police will find it a lot easier to catch them.
The question that we have to ask ourselves now is how the rights of the individual will be preserved. Is convenience worth the loss of privacy as all our personal data from bank records to health information and employment history is on file and more readily available every day ? Are we really ready to live in a world where our every move is being watched?