FC: Duncan Frissell on AAMVA, licenses as biometric smartcards

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[I'm hardly one to speak on behalf of the AAMVA, but I would speculate that 
their likely reply would be: DMVs have always issued both driver licenses 
and ID cards. Some people do not drive and still wish to take advantage of 
the many benefits of having state-issued ID. So if someone has their 
license suspended, they can apply for and receive a state-issued ID card 
that is NOT a driver's license -- but still has all the necessary biometric 
info. In fact, the first page of the AAMVA task force's recommendations 
clearly anticipates this possibility. It repeatedly mentions "the issuance 
of driver licenses and ID cards." --Declan]

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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:36:28 -0500
To: declan () well com
From: Duncan Frissell <frissell () panix com>
Subject: AAMVA Question

Declan,

Ask AAMVA reps if Americans who have a smart license and use it to "buy, 
fly, and use government services" will be able to "buy, fly, and use 
government services" if their license is suspended for failure to pay 
traffic fines or because they have too many "points" or whatever?

The question raised by my piece:

http://www.sierratimes.com/archive/files/dec/06/eddf120601.htm

and by this classic piece from Wired mag:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.02/dmv_pr.html

DCF




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