Re:Intel and Microsoft (Score 1)

OTOH neither company is unaware that they live in a country which:

1) Does not have a national ID card for privacy reasons

The SSN is a national ID routinely used by private industry. The state drivers license is a nearly national ID and is tied to the SSN. The credit report most people have is used an ID. People are required to provide name, address and perhaps a few other bits of info so their identity can be verified and the answers to many other nosy questions can be revealed.

2) Does not have centralized health documentation primarily for privacy reasons

The Medical Information Bureau is a centralized source of health records containing records in more than 15 million US + CAN people: http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8-med.htm