Analysis:
States - cost of Real ID is $11B
"The
report says the biggest costs, nearly $8.5 billion, or
70 percent, are those associated with re-issuing
all 245 million American drivers licenses so
that they comply with the new standards."
BlueBear
Network Teams with VisionSphere to Target U.S. Real ID
Act
OTTAWA, Ontario, June 1, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- BlueBear
Network International, Inc (Pink Sheets:BLBR)
announced today it has extended its exclusive
licensing of facial recognition and secure distributed
search technology from Ottawa-based VisionSphere
Technologies, to
offer State motor vehicle agencies the ability to link
driver's license databases between all U.S. states,
Canada and Mexico -- as proposed by the sweeping REAL
ID Act approved by Congress this month.
"The passing of
the Real ID Act by Congress earlier this month will
enable BlueBear to position itself to be a key
technology player in linking
driver's license databases throughout North America,"
said Andrew Brewin, President and CEO of BlueBear
Network. "Given
that BlueBear is already deploying information sharing
systems in Law Enforcement, adding Driver's Licenses
is a logical extension."
BlueBear, as the
exclusive licensee, adapts that technology for law
enforcement by building applications for forensic
identification, background checks and the
fight against child exploitation.
BlueBear Network
International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BLBR) is a Nevada
registered company based in Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada.
Document
Security Alliance
DSA
- Discussion Paper - with Recommendations
Bluebear
- Integrated Digital Law Enforcement (IDLE)
An educated guess would
be that the ultimate goal is to have the Real ID
number assigned at birth. It will be a lifetime
number to identify a person. Support for that
conclusion is that a cradle-to-grave
integrated school-workforce development system is
being installed in the schools.
And students are being
conditioned to accept RFID cards.
In
Texas, 28,000 students test e-tagging system
Tucson
Schools Considering RFID BusPass
Parents
and Civil Liberties Groups Urge Northern California
School District to Terminate Use of Tracking Devices
The ultimate goal of
course would be to have RFID chips with the REAL ID
number on the chip embedded in the skin at birth.
First the 'Smart
ID' with the RFID chips, then the Verichip - one
step at a time towards totalitarian control. EVERYBODY
will have to have newly issued government ID -
"Real ID".
Washington
State "Real ID"

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REAL
Combined NAU ID Database
for Canada, U.S. and Mexico

To have a combined data
base requires compatibility of the numbering system
and information captured (EDI compliant). That's
the real reason behind the Real ID. No doubt the
driver's license number will include country code and
state-province code. Even though the card
stock might look different depending upon the issuing
agency, the data will be designed to reside in a
single database for all three countries. (See
Washington State license below)
AAMVA
- Comments on DHS Proposed Rulemaking
Pg. 6
"In June 2005, the federal governments of Canada,
the United States and Mexico published a ‘Report to
Leaders’ entitled ‘Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America’. It provides general
direction on a number of security issues, although it
does not specifically mention the use of driver
licences as part of any security solution. Under the
section headed ‘Securing North America from External
Threats’ is the following statement. “We will
develop standards for lower-cost secure proof of
status and nationality documents to facilitate
cross-border travel, and work to achieve optimal
production before January 1, 2008.”
Pg. 5
"The United States Real I.D. Act mandates that
beginning in May 2008, a state driver license or ID
card cannot be used for any federal purpose (including
boarding an airplane) unless it meets specific federal
requirements."
Pg. 10 "As
a first step, a bi-national working group should be
established to identify and develop proposals
for alternative forms of "secure
documentation", such as a new, more secure driver
license or other forms of documentation that would
comply with the requirements of the U.S. Real ID Act
of 2005. Today a driver license, whether issued
by a department of motor vehicles in a Province of
Canada or a U.S. State is the most common form of
identity document. With a photo signature and
physical description, the driver license assumes a
role beyond its original purpose of identifying a
licensed driver and is frequently used for personal
identification when crossing the border.
White
House Meeting on REAL ID - Phased Implementation
Ron
Paul - Floor Speech on HR 418- A National ID Bill
Masquerading as Immigration Reform
"This
bill establishes a massive, centrally-coordinated
database of highly personal information about American
citizens: at a minimum their name, date of birth,
place of residence, Social Security number, and
physical and possibly other characteristics. What is
even more disturbing is that, by mandating that states
participate in the “Drivers License Agreement,” this
bill creates a massive database of sensitive
information on American citizens that will be shared
with Canada and Mexico!
...This legislation
gives authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security
to expand required information on driver’s licenses,
potentially including such biometric information as
retina scans, finger prints, DNA information, and even
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) radio tracking
technology. Including such technology as RFID
would mean that the federal government, as well as the
governments of Canada and Mexico, would know where
Americans are at all time of the day and night."
Washington
State - Enhanced Dual Purpose Driver's License -
Border Crossing Card (with RFID chip).
Washington
State - Info about Enhanced ID
Washington
State Teams Up With Homescam Security Dept
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update by D. Niwa
The federal REAL ID Act
(P.L.10913)
was a sneaky way to set up a Big Brother NATIONAL ID
system.
Thus far in 2007, 24 states have
introduced legislation to refuse compliance with REAL
ID (the federalization of driver's licenses, and other
types of ID cards, as well as the linking of all state
motor vehicle databases). To date, legislation
rejecting REAL ID has been enacted in Maine, Idaho,
and Utah; legislation is "pending" in the
other states.
You can look up state
info in the NCSL REAL ID State Legislation
Database:
< http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sctran/RealIDdb.cfm
>
Also see attached pdf of all state legislation
regarding IDs (as of 3/14/07).
REAL ID incorporates the
technologies that will allow government to track
and monitor holders of REAL ID compliant
identification cards. In addition to the problems
of privacy invasion and increased identity theft
risks, federal control over ID standards -- which
tramples state rights -- eases the path to creating a
North American ID card and database for citizens of
the developing North American Union.
At the U.S. Congressional
level, Senate bill (S.717) and House bill (HR 1117)
have been introduced to repeal REAL ID (pdfs
attached), however:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that the
congressional proposals are a case where the
cure is worse than the disease. Instead of just
repealing the REAL ID Act, it is also proposed to
insert (national) ID standards setting from another
similar law! The proposed bills also increase
federal funding -- which will expedite state
implementation of a national ID system.
The REAL ID ACT isn't the
only problem: the "Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (section 7212)"
falls in the same category.
Download the "Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 " (PL
108458‹ 12/17/04) -- see section
7212 :
http://www.nctc.gov/docs/pl108_458.pdf
Two puzzling questions:
Why are there TWO Congressionally approved bills
about "driver's license and personal
identification card" standards?
Why would language from one law (section
7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004) be proposed to replace
the language in the other law (REAL
ID)?
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In the broader picture...
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There are disturbing historical accounts of abuses
connected to governments collecting and storing data
on citizens. A paper titled "Government
Statistics and Individual Safety: Revisiting the
Historical Record of Disclosure, Harm, and Risk"
contains eye-opening information on incidents.
Download the document:
http://www.uwm.edu/~margo/govstat/WS-MAcnstat.pdf
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Congressional Bills Proposed
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HR 1117 was introduced by Maine Rep. Thomas
Allen on Feb. 16, 2007 -- "To repeal title II of
the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute
section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States
additional regulatory flexibility and funding
authorization to more rapidly produce tamper-and
counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect
privacy and civil liberties by providing interested
stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance
to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve
national security."
Cosponsors of HR
1117:
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 2/16/2007
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 2/16/2007
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 2/16/2007
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 2/16/2007
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/16/2007
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/16/2007
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 2/16/2007
Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 2/16/2007
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] - 2/16/2007
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 2/28/2007
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 2/28/2007
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 2/28/2007
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] - 3/9/2007
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 3/9/2007
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] -
3/9/2007
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 3/9/2007
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S.717 was
introduced 2/28/07 by Hawaii Senator Daniel
Akaka -- "A bill to repeal title II of the REAL
ID Act of 2005, to restore
section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States
additional regulatory flexibility and funding
authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and
counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to
protect privacy and civil liberties by providing
interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking
with guidance to achieve improved 21st century
licenses to improve national security."
Cosponsors:
Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] - 2/28/2007
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 2/28/2007
Sen Tester, Jon [MT] - 2/28/2007
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Find out more about
"National ID Cards and REAL ID Act":
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Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/
National Identification
Systems
Electronic Frontiers Foundation website http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/nationalidsystem.html?f=nationalidsystem-resources.html
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/nationalidsystem-resources.html
Schneier on Security
A weblog covering security and security technology.
REAL ID
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/05/real_id.html
Congress Debates National Drivers License with ID
Tracking Chip. Senate Follows up by Passing The Real
ID Act
http://www.dojgov.net/national_license-01.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/371
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