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more on Real ID/National ID Legislation (fwd)
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:50:03 +0900
Begin forwarded message: From: lyger <lyger () attrition org> Date: December 12, 2006 9:45:07 AM JST To: dave () farber net Subject: [IP] Real ID/National ID Legislation (fwd) Hi Dave,If it hasn't been mentioned to you before, one website that does a great job of tracking issues such as the one mentioned below is http://pogowasright.org - they tend to cover quite a bit of privacy- related news, events, and general commentary. Just thought I'd put it on your radar if it wasn't already there. :)
Disclosure: I do occasionally contribute news items to PWR. One posted earlier today by another contributor/admin:
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php? story=20061211142332323&query=Real%2BID
Best, Lyger (attrition.org) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Farber <dave () farber net> To: ip () v2 listbox com Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:24:01 +0900 Subject: [IP] Real ID/National ID Legislation Begin forwarded message: From: Barry Steinhardt <Bsteinhardt () aclu org> Date: December 12, 2006 6:24:39 AM JST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Real ID/National ID Legislation Dave,At last someone in Congress is taking action against the Real ID Act, which
would usher in an American National ID. A bipartisan bill was introduced Friday by Sen. Akaka (D-HI) and Sununu(R-NH) that would repeal the act's driver's license & identity section and
replace it with a "negotiated rulemaking" in which various stakeholders (including civil liberties & privacy groups) come together to hash out realistic, doable, privacy-protecting improvements in driver's licensesecurity. Just such a process was underway before passage of the original
Real ID Act shut it down in 2005.This legislation is a very good start to fixing the "real nightmare" that Real ID is foisting on us -- though we would like to see the fixes go even
further. The ACLU maintains a web site with updated state and national-levelinformation on Real ID at www.realnightmare.org.The text of the legislation is posted there along with other materials including Senator Akaka's floor
statement. Best regards, Barry Steinhardt -- Director ACLU Technology and Liberty Project ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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