[XCSSA] OFF TOPIC: "Say No to Photo-ID" for Cred Card purchases...

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Thursday 31 January 2008 17:27:34 X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio 
wrote:
> But I am very opposed to the concept of a "National ID Card", which I
> believe may already be in law but is working through the courts now.


Actually the Nation ID card system called "Real-ID"  was a piece of TSA 
legislation snuck through with the Tsunami relief bill back in 2005. 

Here's the actual bill that passed in 2005:
        http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/real_id_act.pdf

It is charted to begin in May of 2008 (yes.. in two months).

If that's too dry of a read for you.. read this 2005 editorial on it:
        http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/05/real_id.html


It was slated to go live in May of 2008, but parts have now been pushed back 
to 2014.  More info here:
	http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-01-11-licenses-id_N.htm

in a nutshell... using federal ID regulations for State DLs, and tying all the 
state DMV databases together, with eventual implementation of RFID (in the 
cards... for now ;).


> First, they started with the horses, ...

Indeed..

Guess we're going to need a presentation on RFID hacking.. ;)
(just kidding Feds... ;)

Tweeks