ID cards & discrimination

When I was in work on Thursday, I was speaking to one of my colleagues over ID cards. I told her that, being black, she won’t be able to have one, as the technology doesn’t work if you’re not white and/or old and/or blind, i.e. the technology is racist, ageist and discriminates against disabled people (see the LSE’s report on ID cards in full, but especially p. 139-150, 183-199).

I’ve now come across an article on why black and Asian people should be afraid of ID cards, as, shock-horror – they’ll more likely to be used against them compared to white people. It’s like the 1970s all over again – stop ‘n’ search, etc. When/where will we have another Brixton riot?