RFID

National ID Cards soon to be in Arizona

Posted August 30th, 2007 by Anonymous
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Arizona became the third state last week to volunteer for a Homeland Security Department program in which it will develop a hybrid identification card that combines a state driver’s license with a U.S. border-crossing card.

DHS and state officials announced an agreement to partner in development of the “enhanced” driver’s license that is expected to meet the department’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requirements as well as align with future driver’s license requirements of the Real ID Act, DHS said in a news release.

“Arizona’s new driver’s license is poised to be one of the nation’s first to comply with Real ID requirements,” the news release said.

As RFID tracking booms, privacy issues loom (CNN Money)

Posted May 10th, 2007 by Anonymous
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RFID is a brilliant idea for business -- but a lousy one for people. Using the wireless chips the wrong way will just slow down the growth of the market, argues Business 2.0's Chris Taylor.

(Business 2.0 Magazine) -- As a business, you want to keep track of your inventory. But as an individual, you don't want anyone keeping track of you.

RFID in stores and your credit card

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American Express  patent application #20050038718 "Method and System for Facilitating a Shopping Experience"

Bob Barr talks Real ID

Posted August 23rd, 2006 by Anonymous
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Stasi, the infamous East German secret police service that terrorized that country's citizens for decades until the Berlin Wall fell in the late 1980s, reportedly collected and maintained every conceivable type of intelligence on subjects and potential targets.

Discovered in its vaults following the reunification of Germany, for example, were sealed vials supposedly containing samples of scents that could be used at some point to identify particular people.

CNET explains how Real ID will affect you

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What's all the fuss with the Real ID Act about?

President Bush is expected to sign an $82 billion military spending bill soon that will, in part, create electronically readable, federally approved ID cards for Americans. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the package--which includes the Real ID Act--on Thursday.

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

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