Maybe it would useful to come with some other possible set of Rules that would define a Faction.
I might be able to see it working with the Generic IDs but can see how it poses big problems with the Faction IDs.
I then could have a BMM ID/IFFed Miner working with The GMS Tag and claim that he was captured at the fall of Leeds and has since agreed to work instead of being interned. It opens up a big can of worms.
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