Editing Identity document (section)

===Arguments against===
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Arguments against identity documents as such:
* The development and administrative costs of an identity card system can be high. Figures from £30 to £90 or even higher were suggested for the abandoned [[United Kingdom|UK]] ID card. In countries such as [[Chile]] the identity card is paid for by each person up to £6; in other countries, such as [[France]] or [[Venezuela]], the ID card is free.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,1494944,00.html | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=ID cards to cost £300 per person | first=Jamie | last=Doward | date=May 29, 2005 | access-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Combien coûte une Carte Nationale d'Identité ? |url=https://passeport.ants.gouv.fr/Questions-frequentes/Carte-Nationale-d-Identite/Combien-coute-une-Carte-Nationale-d-Identite |website=Vos Démarches |publisher=French Government |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> This, however, does not disclose the true cost of issuing ID cards as some additional portion may be borne by taxpayers in general.

Arguments against national identity documents:
* Rather than relying on government-issued ID cards, [[Federal law|U.S. federal policy]] has encouraged a variety of identification systems that already exist, such as driver's or firearms licences or private cards.
Arguments against overuse or abuse of identity documents:
* Cards reliant on a centralized database can be used to track someone's physical movements and private life, thus infringing on personal freedom and [[privacy]]. The proposed British ID card proposes a series of linked databases managed by [[Marketing Intelligence|private sector]] firms. The management of disparate linked systems across a range of institutions and any number of personnel is alleged to be a security disaster in the making.<ref>
{{cite magazine |last =Zaba |first =Christina |date =May 30, 2005 |title =When the eyes don't have it |magazine =New Statesman |url =http://www.newstatesman.com/Ideas/200505300020 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080516174435/http://www.newstatesman.com/Ideas/200505300020 |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>
*If race is displayed on mandatory ID documents, this information can lead to [[racial profiling]].