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Re: "The ID Divide"
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:08:02 -0700
________________________________________ From: Brock N. Meeks [bmeeks () cox net] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:02 PM To: David Farber; beberg () stanford edu Subject: Re: [IP] Re: "The ID Divide" I love the debates, articulated comments and reasoned opinion that I find on this list, so when an impassioned response is posted that is error prone it just take the wind out of my sails. First, our "whole economy" does not "run on credit cards." It may "run on credit" but it sure doesn't run on credit cards. Second, you actually can fly without having to show an ID; granted it's a big pain in the ass, but it can be done (however, as John Gilmore has championed, we have yet to find out exactly where the "show ID" requirement comes from). Third, it's completely wrong that terrorists don't have (or use) email, IM, cell phones or make purchases, so saying that terrorists don't use any "of those things, so aren't traceable," is simply wrong. On 6/8/08 7:32 PM, "David Farber" <dave () farber net> wrote:
Worry more about the government via Google putting your medical, purchasing, cellphone location, email/IM and other records all in one place. They are close to that even without REAL ID. None that terrorists use none of those things, so aren't traceable anyway.
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