Comment Ars (Score 5, Informative) 86
Ars Technica had a great article on this matter.
a globally unique ID that is assigned to that person at birth
What? Are you insane?
I get the plastic bags because they're much better than paper bags, and aren't actually a threat to our ecosystem.
Don't you ever heard of the great pacific garbage patch?
Have you seen how much that costs?
StartSSL provides class 1 certificates at no cost!
No amount of careful planning will ever replace dumb luck.