LA Library Cards to be Used to Catalog Citizens?

"Los Angeles City Council committee unanimously approved the proposal from Councilman Richard Alarcon. The ID card would include a resident’s photograph, full name, address, date of birth and details on height, weight, and hair and eye color. The card would not be a driver’s license and could not be used as an ID to board a plane. The card could also be a pre-paid debit card that allows residents to build credit."

Is this what it claims to be, a way to make library cards a bonafide ID or is it just a way to catalog and track unsuspecting citizens?  What is in store for the citizens of Los Angeles as their officials take a free service and make it a database of pictures and numbers?  We will investigate further and report on the next Banned Library Podcast.

Los Angeles' library cards could double as identification, debit cards - 89.3 KPCC (blog):

89.3 KPCC (blog)

Los Angeles' library cards could double as identification, debit cards 89.3 KPCC (blog) Undocumented residents living in the city of Los Angeles could soon have a library card that also acts as identification and a pre-paid debit card. A Los Angeles City Council committee unanimously approved the proposal from Councilman Richard Alarcon. LA libraries to expand hours thanks to voters' funding measureLos Angeles Times L.A. Public Libraries Restore Hours After Voters Rose Against Villaraigosa ...LA Weekly (blog) LA reviews library ID plans todayWhittier Daily News abc7.com -The Republic -Neon Tommy all 285 news articles »