OpenID

I do like the sound of OpenID - but I would like to take it even further! In fact I am in favour of having one universal ID for everything; driver's licence, passport, flybuys, etc. and can see this expanding into digital ID with a digital fingerprint, eye recognition etc. Life would be much easier if we could do away with plastic cards, usernames and passwords.
OpenID run by google just means they have a monopoly over the services that I subscribe to - not really open is it?