data centralization is hardly a palantir thing, not to sound like im defending their intentions with people’s data, but bureaucrats want consolidation and simplification independent of state surveillance.

having multiple divided certificates and identifications is neither security for individuals or a guard for civil rights generally–they have to put more words in the ‘state enemies don’t get X’ clause, big deal. the only reason the width of independent state documentation exists is because it was impossible to consolidate with the technology that existed when the systems were set up.