[Mb-civic] Action alet--Stop the "Real ID Act"

[ean at sbcglobal.net]

* Action Alert: Stop the REAL ID Act!

Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed 
the REAL ID Act, bringing us a giant step closer to a 
"national ID."  The REAL ID Act would establish a vast 
national database of ID holders, where even a small 
percentage of errors would cause major social disruption.  
The ID would essentially be an internal passport that 
would be shown before accessing planes, trains, 
national parks, and court houses - an irresistible 
target for forgers and identity thieves.  It would 
also divert resources from security measures that 
could actually work.  And in calling for the use of 
"common machine-readable technology," the REAL ID Act 
paves the way for the federal government to force every 
state to put radio-frequency identification (RFID) 
chips into their ID cards.

The Senate needs to be reminded that such proposals have 
always been rejected for good reason: our privacy and 
civil liberties are at the core of what it means to be 
an American citzen, and they shouldn't be traded for what 
amounts to security theater.  Tell your senators to 
reject the REAL ID Act.

Make your voice heard with the EFF Action Center:
<http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=119>


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