It's another step towards being micro chipped at birth. No doubt, this would be presented as 'For your comfort and convenience but primarily for your security', and the reality tv generation would believe it.
For my comfort and convenience but primarily for the nation's security, would the chap all those funny twitches, stumpy finger nails and an obsession with control through databases be kind enough to hand over to someone a bit more normal. Although it breaks with tradition, perhaps some form of election might be appropriate.