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- Why Real ID is a flawed idea
- Why Real ID is a flawed ideaIDs and privacyI'm not up on the tecnical aspects, but why couldn't a "smart" card either allow access to only part of a data base or one of separate data bases, e.g. allow access to driver's license info, but not social security info, etc?They...
- Tags: Identity theft, Government, Operational accounting, federal government, flawed idea, REAL ID, Social Security
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Real ID postponed for 5 years
- Real ID postponed for 5 yearsThe only losers are the people who make fake IDThey were ready to hit the streets this May, now they have to wait 5 more years! They ought to sue!Real IDs are good for the InternetIf anonymity were not allowed on the Internet, many...
- Tags: INTERNET, Social Security, Operational accounting, SECURITY, REAL ID, Sun!!!!
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Officials say PR campaign may boost Real ID popularity
- Officials say PR campaign may boost Real ID popularitygiven sufficient PRcould one could convince others to sell their souls (to the devil, DMV, junta du juor, mao-mart, MS, etc, and et al?)???Just askin', but pretty much thinkin', a resouding YES!:o)RE: Officials say PR campaign may boost Real ID popularitySScrew Chertoff...
- Tags: Government, REAL ID, Officials say PR, Real ID popularity
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real ID
- Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real IDMay 11, 2008The date is coming like a run away freight train. They need to do something!Wouldn't it be easier to mandate chipping, branding or tattooing?If there really is an issue, wouldn't all Americans be lining up to be branded, chipped or...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Branding, U.S. Senate, REAL ID, government, Big Brother
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- WV senate wants out of Real ID
- WV senate wants out of Real IDThe modern equivalant of 'Show me your papers!'Thanks to modern technology it's 'Give me your Chip!'In the future it will be 'Your chip has already been scanned.'I hope enough states have the fortitude to block implementation. If residents of only a minority of states...
- Tags: REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- Senate takes step away from Real ID
- Senate takes step away from Real IDMorons AboundHow can the Senate not vote for a Real ID Bill? You have some of the biggest document fraud cases in history coming from illegal aliens trying to enter the American workforce. The social security card is a joke. You can take a...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, social security card, RealID, REAL ID, immigration bill, U.S. Senate
- Discussion threads 2007-06-27
- Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstood
- Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstoodAnd it's still uselessAnyone can get a passport.My plugged nickle...[B]”But he acknowledged that only a Real ID-compliant license will allow Americans to do things like board airplanes or enter federal buildings. (A U.S. passport issued by the State Department--new ones have RFID tracking chips embedded--could...
- Tags: Government, False Security, REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- MT launches anti-RealID revolution, bans DMV from complying with federal law
- The Real ID Revolt took root today as Montana enacted the first state law to reject the 2005 national law. When Gov. Brian Schweitzer D signed legislation April 17 banning the states motor vehicles department from enforcing the Real ID rules, he likely opened the floodgates for other states to...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, RFID, Government technology
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- What's wrong with RealID?
- Phil Libin, president of CoreStreet, an ID management firm, writes a perspective piece at CNET in which he questions the strong backlash against RealID. Security is a mess under the current systems. Methods of collecting, verifying and storing background data differ from state to state, as do the...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, RFID, Government technology
- Blog posts 2007-04-05
- Senators skeptical of Real ID Act rules
- Senators skeptical of Real ID Act rulesReal ID = Real pile of BSThe plain and simple of it all is this.... It's far too intrusive. It makes it far too easy for government to track its citizens. Government will abuse this capabilities you can be sure. ...
- Tags: Real ID Act, REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-03-27
- MO House rejects Real ID
- The Missouri House overwhelmingly voted today to refuse to follow the federal Real ID law, the Jefferson City News Tribune reports. Rep. Jim Guest said the federal law is an invasion of privacy and could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to comply. He worries that...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Real-ID
- Blog posts 2007-03-16
- AZ Senate to opt out of Real ID
- AZ Senate to opt out of Real IDRight on!Go AZ!
- Tags: REAL ID, U.S. Senate
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- AZ Senate to opt out of Real ID
- The Arizona Senate is likely to approve a bill removing the state from the federal Real ID Act, which is intended to turn state drivers licenses into a national ID card, The Arizona Republic reports. Earlier this week, the Washington state Senate voted to delay participation in the...
- Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- DE: More money needed to comply with Real ID
- Even with the new extensions and funding for Real ID, Delaware will have a hard time meeting the laws requirements, some state officials say, according to the DE News Journal. For one thing, the federal government hasnt actually released any new money. Department of Homeland Security Michael...
- Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt
- Blog posts 2007-03-02
- Homeland Security offers details on Real ID
- Homeland Security offers details on Real IDand soon...All newborns will have to be microchipped. Hmm... maybe those loonies from over 2 decades ago weren't quite so loony after all with their claims that people will have ID implants in them. This is just the federal government trying to...
- Tags: Rumsfeld, REAL ID, homeland security
- Discussion threads 2007-03-01
- Extension, details for states on Real ID
- After two years of legislative wrangling over a national ID program, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is finally laying out state responsibilities on how to implement the program, reports the Washington Post. The Bush administration has also agreed to postpone the launch of the "Real ID" program ...
- Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt
- Blog posts 2007-03-01
- Digital IDs face opposition among states
- Digital IDs face opposition among statesWon't stop terrorist any more the DL doesUseless argument.There is nothing wrong with an ID card. It has other uses that are perfectly valid. Can one justify the cost though, that's the real question.Terrorists are just anyone with cause and will use terror to get...
- Tags: Digital signatures, Authentication/Encryption, SECURITY, card, SSN, digital signature, VeriSign Digital ID, REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- States' rebellion against Real ID grows
- States' rebellion against Real ID growsFederal IDI thought we already carry a federal identification if we have a United States passport. Why is that not a valid substitute?National ID Card ImpositionAlthough the UK government, as part of the Bush/Blair hysterical love affair, is hell-bent on the compulsory introduction of biometric...
- Tags: SECURITY, REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-02-07
- States' rebellion against Real ID grows
- A battle royal between the states and the federal Department of Homeland Security is gathering steam. The revolt is over the Real ID Act, which would require states to issue new high-tech drivers licenses but provides no funds for the expensive makeover. The revolt started in Maine, but about a...
- Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt, REAL ID
- Blog posts 2007-02-06
- NH will challenge Real ID again, address other privacy issues
- NH will challenge Real ID again, address other privacy issuesReal ID ActMissouri State Rep. Jim Guest has been forming a coalition of states including Rep. Brady Wiseman Montana, Rep. Joel Winters in New Hampshire and some 33 other states who have said they would put in some legislation to opt...
- Tags: REAL ID, privacy issue
- Discussion threads 2007-01-31
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