* Requiring identification to get welfare benefits. The article mentions fraud is a big issue.
* Use of biometrics. It sounds creepy at first, but without a robust system of record keeping to base the ID card on, this is a good way to ensure each one is unique.
Orwellian:
* Requiring a government ID to enter a middle school art contest.
* Requiring a government ID to buy a prepaid SIM card.
Not Orwellian:
* Requiring identification to get welfare benefits. The article mentions fraud is a big issue.
* Use of biometrics. It sounds creepy at first, but without a robust system of record keeping to base the ID card on, this is a good way to ensure each one is unique.
Orwellian:
* Requiring a government ID to enter a middle school art contest.
* Requiring a government ID to buy a prepaid SIM card.