ID Cards help people live there everyday lives more easily, giving them a watertight proof of identity for use in daily transactions and travel. ID cards help protect you from the type of serious crime that depends on being able to use false identities. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it takes 12 months, on average, for a victim of identity theft to notice the crime.
Use of ID Cards enables people to access services more easily, and prevent access to those with no entitlement.