Equality is blind. Even as impartiality is blind, so discernment is partiality. Any person, group, or government (a group forcibly ruling over themselves and over another group; unfortunately, but typically with different rules) knowing personal details concerning a person or group is inherently partial concerning them.
The establishment of fairness is the consistent application of equality and the promise of freedom. Privacy is the root of equality and fairness.
Identification is the root of justice. Justice requires that all people restore the harm done to others, and anonymity is the easiest method of escaping this responsibility and this authority. Identification requires the unique identification of every person and the establishment of their legal status, mostly limited to:
- Their contracts,
- Their property,
- Their citizenship status, and
- Their "name."
The name is a symbol representing and identifying a person (also applies to objects) uniquely. Numbers are oftentimes used as names. This is best illustrated by the "Social Security" (oxymoron) number, the Selective Service number, and by bank account numbers. The fingerprint is a biological name, in that it uniquely identifies each person. Fortunately, biometric-ID is within technological reach, but remains relatively difficult to steal. Used in combination, it is virtually impossible to mimic. Authentication could be securely established with two random fingerprints and voice authentication using a random phrase. Tokens are also effective names, and the subdermal, electronic token (microchip) would significantly protect against identity theft and escalate the potential effectiveness of justice. The collection of "names" is a very powerful authority, requiring special care that such information is carefully safeguarded and most importantly that they "name-keeper" be committed to equality and justice.
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