Real “SCARY” ID
Real ID is a mandate contained within a military spending bill that is expected to be signed both the Senate and President Bush. This bill would require all people in the US to carry a Real ID. This federally mandated identification card would be required for air travel, bank account activation, and all government transactions, ranging from collecting Social Security payments to registering for a hunting and fishing license.
The Department of Homeland Security would be granted the authority to set the standards for the creation and use of Real ID. The cards would be issued by each state’s department of motor vehicles and will most likely take the place of state issued driver’s licenses and identification. If this is the case, the federal government will be in the pocket of every person that works and lives in the US.
What makes this even scarier is the very real possibility that these cards would be able to be scanned and read from a distance. The federal government has discussed using RFID technology in this type of identification card. This would allow others to access the data on your card without your knowledge, where ever you may be in public.
This technology has already been proven as unsecured. Hackers from around the world have made it one of their missions to crack this technology open, and they have been successful. They are aware that this will be the new standard for identification all around the globe, and that is why it is a priority within the hacking community to show just how fragile this method really is.
I am very afraid for our future. I can’t get those visions of futuristic societies gone horribly wrong with the implementation of ideas such as these. There is an important decision to be made. If it is left up to our political heroes, it can only turn out in disaster.
The Department of Homeland Security would be granted the authority to set the standards for the creation and use of Real ID. The cards would be issued by each state’s department of motor vehicles and will most likely take the place of state issued driver’s licenses and identification. If this is the case, the federal government will be in the pocket of every person that works and lives in the US.
What makes this even scarier is the very real possibility that these cards would be able to be scanned and read from a distance. The federal government has discussed using RFID technology in this type of identification card. This would allow others to access the data on your card without your knowledge, where ever you may be in public.
This technology has already been proven as unsecured. Hackers from around the world have made it one of their missions to crack this technology open, and they have been successful. They are aware that this will be the new standard for identification all around the globe, and that is why it is a priority within the hacking community to show just how fragile this method really is.
I am very afraid for our future. I can’t get those visions of futuristic societies gone horribly wrong with the implementation of ideas such as these. There is an important decision to be made. If it is left up to our political heroes, it can only turn out in disaster.
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