Real ID Driver’s License A Go
CNN is reporting that Real ID is pretty much a done deal and I’ve included some of the details from the article below:
- By 2014, anyone seeking to board an airplane or enter a federal building would have to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, with the notable exception of those more than 50 years old.
- The traditional driver’s license photograph would be taken at the beginning of the application instead of the end so that should someone be rejected for failure to prove identity and citizenship, the applicant’s photo would be kept on file and checked in the future if that person attempted to con the system again.
- The cards will have three layers of security measures but will not contain microchips as some had expected. States will be able to choose from a menu which security measures they will put in their cards.
- Over the next year, the government expects all states to begin checking both the Social Security numbers and immigration status of license applicants.
- In its written objection to the law, the ACLU claims REAL ID amounts to the “first-ever national identity card system,” which “would irreparably damage the fabric of American life.”
For more information, I couldn’t really find anything as comprehensive and unbiased as the Wikipedia Article for Real ID but still shouldn’t be taken at face value.
Personally… I’d rather they just use the passport system as the “National ID” as that’s practically the role it plays right now. Of course, that doesn’t address if a “Real ID” is actually necessary or what implications it brings. I think we’ll have to wait and see.
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Very interesting and helpful information. Thank you!
We need Implanted microchips for ID and For atm cards…also for keys to car and house…less stuff in my pockets is good…now where do we stick the microchip…”sir can you bend over…DOH!!!”
If this were anything like the Resident ID Card’s we get in Hong Kong I would be a very happy person. But those do have chips in them and they are a freaking miracle of technology as far as getting in and out of the airport in Hong Kong. No waiting in lines for a surly immigration officer to stamp my passport or check my records. I just go to the short queue E-Channel and insert my card. It spits it back out and I scan my thumbprint. The gates open and I walk into the baggage claim. It cuts down my time in the airports by 30-60 minutes everytime. Screw the ACLU and their fears. I wish the system I use now was a global system.
are you retarded cybrpunk?
@thewibs: He has a valid point so you may want to provide a few more pieces to your argument instead of just name calling. Most of the ACLU’s arguments relate to “the government is evil” type of issues – and the freedom to NOT get an ID at all if desired (though that is getting harder and harder anyways). The individual states have a pretty good argument against it in that it overrides some of a state’s independence from the national level. Remember, the US is relatively unique in that the states have so much individual control separate from the national government. The majority of countries tend to use passports as national IDs already and I try not to be so pessimistic about our government being nefarious so I wouldn’t mind too terribly as long as there were some checks and balances in place. I’m interested to hear more about the pros and cons so please provide your opinion on the issue instead of just calling people names without any substance or backing.
OMG that comic is hilarious…teh addzors
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I just think that agreeing with a change like this just due to convenience isn’t a very smart thing to do. Maybe he has more reasoning behind this, but it seems like there wasn’t much thought put in to it.
You’re right, the US is unique in allowing the states to have so much control, and I think it should remain that way. Having a linked database of everyones information, especially if this card is going to be used for more purposes than just getting pinged when we get pulled over, seems like a very big deal, not to mention the unnecessary economic impacts on the states. These measures to tighten security just seem to be coming up out of thin air with no real apparent or described reason, and I think people should think more about it before they agree to something for mere convenience.