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July 1, 2005
EPIC - National ID at the Crossroads
On June 6, 2005, representatives of many organizations that raised concerns about REAL ID and related proposals met in Washington, DC to discuss next steps. Bruce Schneier, the author of "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World," gave a presentation on the challenges that implementation of REAL ID presents.
Topics included:
* The technology of identification
* Lessons of RFID passports
* An organized response to REAL ID
On May 10, 2005, President Bush signed into law the REAL ID Act, a sweeping measure that will establish new identification requirements across the United States. The legislation mandates federal identification standards and requires states DMVs, which have become the targets of identity thieves, to collect sensitive personal information. Lawmakers in both parties urged debate on REAL ID and more than 600 organizations opposed the legislation. Moreover, the legislation passed at a time of growing concern about identity theft
and the reliability of new hi-tech identification.
On June 6, 2005, representatives of many organizations that raised concerns about REAL ID and related proposals met in Washington, DC to discuss next steps. Bruce Schneier, the author of "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World," gave a presentation on the challenges that implementation of REAL ID presents.
Topics included:
* The technology of identification
* Lessons of RFID passports
* An organized response to REAL ID
Posted by EPIC at July 1, 2005 5:21 PM