I find this horrible, invasive, and unnecessary. The security implications are staggering, both in terms of keeping populations passive, and the contemplation of identity theft.
I want to say 'This can't happen here!', but I know I'd be wrong. It can, and there are efforts to make it happen. The fact that it can is why it needs to be prevented. If it couldn't, then we'd need to do nothing.
The problem is that whether we want to or not, biometrics are already in use to identify us. That's what facial recognition software does. They may not try to impose using thumbprints on us, or retinal scans, but those are only two types of biometrics, many of the others, such as brainscans or DNA, simply can be used even without our knowledge.
Thanks for this post, and scaring my socks off.