I have just seen this article today.
It makes me think of a number of things in terms of how technology is changing, personal identity and just how much information about us is actually out there.
The fact that banks have set up fraud squads at a huge cost to them which we the consumer will indirectly pay for. The latest scandals in the news are crash for cash and the worst thing is that the innocent party generally has their insurance claime off, hereby increasing their premiums when they come to renew their insurance the following year because they have lost their no claims.
Fraud is big business and it is a pity that we have to take such drastic issues against these people.
Gone are the days of stamps in your passport which were a badge of pride for the seasoned traveller.I had the fortune of travelling worldwide and I enjoyed collecting the stamps at the border post and looking back at them. We simply now have our passports scanned. However internal flights are good when you have an e ticket and produce some form of picture ID to fly,it speeds up the process,there is less chance of losing tickets etc but it takes away your mementos.
Putting the landmarks in passports and reminding us of our heritage is a nice touch. A lot of what we valued in the past is now forgotten. It would be great to do an experiment where the general public have to label the landmarks on a map and see whether we are aware of our landmarks or not.
Should passports be free or are you happy to pay for them?
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