These Municipal ID Records Will Self-destruct in 10, 9, 8... (2015, crime rate)

[boatshoe]

From the Post today:

Get the shredders ready — the Tea Party could be coming.
The city’s new municipal ID program allows for personal info provided by applicants to be destroyed at the end of 2016, in case a conservative Republican wins the White House and demands the data, the law’s co-sponsor told The Post on Monday.
City Councilman Carlos Menchaca (D-Brooklyn) said the measure was crafted so data submitted by those seeking the cards can be destroyed on Dec. 31, 2016.
The cards are aimed at undocumented immigrants.
“In case a Tea Party Republican comes into office and says, ‘We want all of the data from all of the municipal ID programs in the country,’ we’re going to take the data,” he explained.

This seems incredibly irresponsible considering you can use the city ID card to open a bank account. You'd think the city would want to retain records in the case of fraud and for verifying the authenticity of the IDs that are out there.

http://nypost.com/2015/02/16/municip...-party-clause/

[Chava61]

Does anyone here actually have already one of these ids?

[nybklyn]

I was wondering about the municipal ID not a great idea because it might increase the financial crime rate such as tax refund to the bank account that's open with municipal ID.

[boatshoe]

Originally Posted by Chava61

Does anyone here actually have already one of these ids?

I think in one of the earlier threads NyWriterDude said he applied.