And so we have the scary news that the head of Interpol has called for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on “citizen ID projects, e-passports, and border control management“.

Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said: “At a time when global migration is reaching record levels, there is a need for governments to put in place systems at the national level that would permit the identity of migrants and their documents to be verified internationally…

You’d think that we already had this – called passports. The clue being in the word. But no, this needs to be a bigger, universal and all-encompassing scheme apparently.

And who would run all of this?

…via INTERPOL.”

Ah, right. Figures.

Issuing migrant workers e-ID cards in a globally verifiable format will also reduce corruption and enable cardholders to be eligible for electronic remittance schemes that will foster greater economic development and prosperity in INTERPOL member countries.

But “enable cardholders to be eligible for electronic remittance schemes”? So, Interpol wants unhindered access to all your international bank transfers? Oh I see. Luckily nobody will have the motivation or resources to crack them and make fakes, eh?

People with ‘good ideas’ like this should be tied to stakes and used for bayonet practice.