This week in ID-ing Nepal, Indu Nepal wrote about the government's plan to introduce a multi-purpose national identity (NID) card.

The government argues such cards are necessary to enable people to access public services. Nepal Police has argued a national database of personal information of citizens will help them fight crime better.

However, as reader Anil Pandit points out, the system could be an 'intrusion' into the privacy of citizens. Pandit writes: "As mentioned by the government official, they will use it to track people's property and other sensitive information, I am concerned that there is more chance of this information being abused by government officials. It will also make government more tyrannical and selectively target the citizens who oppose the government or government officials."

We would like to hear from you: Is a national ID card system cause for good cheer or fear?

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