Would that be your SSN in the US for example? I don't think most people would be in favor of that.

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US have no government-issued compulsory identity cards for all citizens.

Yes.

hell, semantic web even. we wouldn't need AI

Not all countries have centralized systems with comprehensive national databases, some purposefully fragment record-keeping across different agencies and limit their access accordingly.

Privacy laws and constitutional protections vary widely across democracies and - in my estimation - for very good reason.

I don't see how we can arrive at an alternative interpretation if we follow your argument to its logical conclusion.