FLOGGER: "Romney Supports National ID, Government Pre-Approval of Working"

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TSA to test machines that match boarding pass with passenger’s ID

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WUO: Dr. Orly Taitz filters Obama and America through E-verify

P.S.  No amount of identity will ever be enough.

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Israel Slated for Trial of Biometric National IDs

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REDUX: "Monster" mandatory e-verify system could threaten jobs and privacy

c/o Ars Technica

“Criticism intensified on Thursday when Chairman Smith introduced a new version [H.R. 2885] of the legislation that removed a key privacy safeguard. Previous versions had required that the database only be used for checking employment eligibility. But the new version allows the database to be used much more widely. The Department of Homeland Security could make it available to anyone who is responsible for “granting access to, protecting, securing, operating, administering, or regulating part of the critical infrastructure.”

:::MORE HERE:::

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E-Verify has “morphed into a monster”

California is moving to ban E-Verify

Immigration measure is a sneaky national ID

E-Verify: “De Facto national ID and the end of privacy”

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Massachusetts Suspends 100s of Ariz. Driver’s Licenses

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Floridians Against Real-ID rebuttal continued to the "absolute necessity" of national ID card program, as reported in Homeland Security News

Dear Editor,

I represent a group of citizens in Florida that are opposed to the federal REAL ID law. A friend sent me your recent posting regarding Kaye Beach fighting REAL ID in Oklahoma that is located here.

I wanted to add some other concerns that were not addressed by Ms. McNeill (formerly of the Heritage Foundation and now apparently a congressional staffer) or brought up in the original posting. I have a law enforcement background, and spent the final 5 years of my career with the Florida Highway Patrol in the Bureau of Investigations, which handles ID theft and driver license fraud investigations. I am well aware of what it takes to investigate fraud, having done so for several years.

Here are some areas of concern-

1) The 2005 federal law is unconstitutional- Congress does not have the authority to tell the states how to issue their own driver’s licenses under Article 1 Section 8. The 10th Amendment reserves this power to the states. By requiring the states to seize personal papers without cause or a warrant, it violates the 4th Amendment at the state level. One of the reasons why we have a mountain of debt and a federal deficit each year is the unconstitutional expansion of the federal government. REAL ID is one such example. The fact the original bill (HR 418) couldn’t be enacted on it’s own and the act had to be snuck in with a defense authorization and Tsunami relief bill speaks volumes as to the validity of it. Like any unconstitutional law, it will remain on the books until someone with enough money comes along to challenge it in court or the state legislatures address it as a sovereignty issue.

2) While there is not a single database, the several databases are in fact linked, and all documents scanned are in them. This is similar to placing all of your money in one bank with several branches. If hackers infiltrate one, they can compromise the remainder, and all information is compromised. There is a second concern regarding employees that have access to all of this data. Any system is only as secure as the person that has access to it.

3) The 2005 law (HR 1268) contains the phrase “federal identification” in Section 202 (d)(11)(A). This is a prima facie instance of the function of a national ID card. If the federal government wishes to issue ID cards for the first three stated federal purposes under Section 201 (3), they should do so instead of passing the buck to the states for the dirty work.

4) The 2005 law in Section 201 (3) gives unlimited power to the unelected Homeland Security Secretary in the fourth stated purpose as to when a REAL ID can be required.

5) REAL ID as implemented will not prevent fraud. We saw this recently here in Florida when a Deputy Sheriff stopped a vehicle and the driver, wanted for murder out of state, produced a REAL ID license. Read the news story here. It’s still a relatively simple matter to dummy up a few documents and obtain a REAL ID.

6) The law has cost the taxpayer over $10 million here in Florida since 2008 (DMV figures when I inquired). It has yet to identify one illegal alien or terrorist. The “federal” money did not cover all expenses. The DMV representative told me it was $7.22 million in “federal” money and $2.95 million in state money. Keep in mind over 90% of all federal revenue comes from the taxpayers, so there is no such thing as “federal” money in the amounts commonly referred to.

7) I speak about this issue to area groups in North Florida. I hear first hand how it has affected people. One older woman told me she had to spend $400 to legally change her name just to renew her license. The law causes a number of hardships for women that have been married and divorced. After it was implemented here in January 2010, a lady wrote to the Tallahassee Democrat how she could not renew her license due to a county in Georgia losing her divorce paperwork from 30 years ago. The law has also had the undesired consequence of invalidating state-level protective laws for police officers, judges, and domestic violence victims, all of whom do not want their residential address on their license and used to have it protected under state law.

8) Heritage held a conference on this issue in June 2011. They failed to have any qualified opposition present, such as Jim Harper of the CATO Institute. Looking at Heritage’s own publication regarding the several failed terror plots since 9/11/01, one sees there is no linkage whatsoever to state driver’s licenses and these plots being prevented. The plots were prevented by courageous airline passengers and good lawful police work. In many instances, the suspects involved likely qualified and may have held a REAL ID compliant license. The report is located here.

I have written about the Heritage Foundation on this issue recently here. I have a page devoted to some common myths about REAL ID here on our website.

My contact information is below. I would enjoy speaking to you on this issue, as there are many more points of concern.

Sincerely,

Paul Henry
Floridians Against REAL ID
http://www.liberty2010.org/realid

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Op-Ed: The Heritage Foundation Gets it Wrong on REAL ID

c/o Paul Henry for Floridians Against Real ID

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REDUX: How police became equipped with biometric iPhones, cameras; NSTIC Public Input deadlines

WSJ.com c/o Emily Steel & Julia Angwin 

“The device, which attaches to an iPhone, an officer can snap a picture of a face from up to five feet away, or scan a person’s irises from up to six inches away, and do an immediate search to see if there is a match with a database of people with criminal records. The gadget also collects fingerprints.” 


:::MORE HERE:::

BTC–HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

As early as 2001, biometrics (iris scans and fingerprints) were pitched into the Senate ring as an amenity to control immigration.  An ad hoc public-private technology work group carried by the National Institute of Standards & Technology,  exactly like the groups today considering cyber identity governance[NSTIC],  came together and haggled over the best ways to deliver on roving biometric captures of would-be criminals. No privacy advocates made the work group cut.  Maybe some refused worry because the California DOJ was present for legal oversight.  [I believe that is an inequitable representation for the other 49 state’s interests affected by this policy group, but that’s just me…] From there the Dept of Commerce knighted the Mobil ID Work Group to complete their assessments and get their contractors on task.

As a result, taxpayers now get to pay police to license iPhones which also function like roving federal pre-crime database kiosks.   Gee, I wonder who the early adopters are?!!

Well, that would be the FBI.  There is a pecking order.

MORE ABOUT NIST POLICY WORK GROUPS

Today NIST will be evaluating the future implementation of what some are debating is a national ID system for the Internet.

Right now,  groups are assembling in Washington to add their 2 cents as to whether or not you are required to add your cyber ID to access account information on an energy smart grid or for your online banking. If you are poor or unemployed, they may require you to “voluntarily” adopt a government ID to access your benefits.  What are your concerns about this type of federal identity?

Data surveillance and privacy handling are also being discussed now.  If you aren’t part of that discussion or the work group, don’t worry.  You still have a voice in this matter.  Please see the details for public input below.

Here is second life for news that matters:

Cops to Get Facial Recognition Devices; Will They Need Warrants to Use Them?

Oakland Police equipped with body cameras

“[Capt. Ed Tracey]Tracey said the cameras are proving helpful to a budget-strapped police force that has reduced staff while covering what is still one of the country’s most dangerous cities, even though overall crime has trended downward.”

DIY GOVERNMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT on NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TRUSTED IDENTITIES IN CYBERSPACE or NSTIC

• Washington D.C. — Homewood Suites by Hilton DC 1475 Massachussetts Ave. NW, 20005
• July 13th, 14th, 15th; 8 AM – 5 PM  EDT 
• c/o NIST’s, Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board—Presentations from Mississippi [Docket No. 110524296–1289–02],  
• Topics include Cloud Security & Privacy panel and NSTIC Implementation plans

If you can’t make it to Washington D.C. you may add your personal comments on the NSTIC plan for cyber identity.  Comments are due by July 22nd, 2011.  


Detailed Public Notice here. 
http://www.nist.gov/nstic/nstic-frn-noi.pdf

Please address your comments to:

The National Institute of Standards & Technology
c/o Annie Sokol
100 Bureau Drive, Mailstop 8930,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Electronic comments can be sent to: NSTICnoi@nist.gov

Special Instructions for Paper Submissions:

“Paper submissions should include a compact disc (CD).CDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of the word processing program used to create the document.”

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First E-Verify, Then a National ID Card

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