From Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de Sat Jan 12 06:10:31 2002 From: Eugene Leitl To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: IP: Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System (fwd) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 06:10:31 +0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8114437294129759228==" --===============8114437294129759228== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Eugen* Leitl leitl ______________________________________________________________ ICBMTO: N48 04'14.8'' E11 36'41.2'' http://www.leitl.org 57F9CFD3: ED90 0433 EB74 E4A9 537F CFF5 86E7 629B 57F9 CFD3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:55:58 -0500 From: David Farber Reply-To: farber(a)cis.upenn.edu To: ip-sub-1(a)majordomo.pobox.com Subject: IP: Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System >Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 18:14:24 >To: (Recipient list suppressed) >From: armen(a)ulster.net > > > >SCAN THIS NEWS >1.10.2002 > >Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System > >As previously reported here, Congress has recently directed the US >Department of Transportation to establish model guidelines for encoded data >on driver's licenses issued by states as part of the 2002 transportation >funding legislation. > >The Congressional directive also instructs federal agencies to work together >towards development and installation of fingerprint or retinal scanners at >airports which will read and verify data stored on the license documents. > >The directive constitutes formal establishment of a national ID system under >the leadership of President George W. Bush as chief executive of his >administration. > >According to the Congressional report the system will be used for national >security and to prevent fraud. It will also be used to stop "underage >drinking". > >The newly established Department of Transportation safety agency will manage >a federal database linking state driver information. > >The 1993 Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), codified at Title 18, >Section 2721, will serve as the authority for this program. The Act >~requires~ states to release personal information from motor vehicle >records for purposes of national defense (security) and matters involving >national or regional emergencies; all under direction of the President. > >The DPPA also authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to collect and >collate transportation related information whenever the Secretary decides >such collection will contribute to the improvement of the transportation >system of the United States. > >The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) has already >drafted a national ID standard. One of the required features of the AAMVA >standard is digitally encoded inclusion of Social Security Numbers -- even >though it is often claimed by proponents that SSNs would not be included. > >The AAMVA national ID standard also incorporates fingerprint and digital >photo criteria. > >AAMVA's standards director, Nathan Root, was recently quoted -- in an effort >to counter opposition to their national ID scheme -- saying, "they're giving >these systems too much credit in even assuming that somebody would be able >and interested to track everybody's whereabouts and >doings." > >If you believe Nathan Root, you deserve a national ID. > >--- > >CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2299, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND >RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002 (H.R. 2299) >ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/cp107/hr308.txt >Conference Report (H. Rept. 107-308) > >Model guidelines for encoded data on driver's licenses.-- >In light of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, it is clear that all >levels of government need to work in concert to deter and prevent future >attacks. One means of doing so is to ensure that individuals asked to >identify themselves are not using false identities. The increasing >availability through the internet of expertly crafted false identification >makes the task very difficult. The conferees are aware of technology, >existing today, that can quickly scan any encoded data on the reverse of a >driver's license to validate the license as legitimately issued. By >reviewing personal data encoded on the license, it can also be used to >assist in making a quick determination that the person displaying the >license is the person to whom it was issued. The conferees strongly >encourage the department to consider the development of model guidelines >specifying the types of encoded data that should be placed on driver's >licenses for security purposes, and to work in concert with states and >related licensing bodies toward the early implementation of such measures. >This could benefit the nation's efforts to improve security as well as >assist in reducing fraud and underage drinking. > >Document and biometric scanning technologies.-- >Document and biometric scanners linked to federal databases by computers and >containing advanced authentication capabilities would facilitate the >processing of background checks, provide fingerprint and additional >biometric identification capabilities, and authenticate documents presented >for identification. It is the conferees' understanding that such off the >shelf, commercially available technology is in use or being tested by the >Immigration and Naturalization Service. The conferees encourage FAA to >assess such document and biometric scanning technologies for use at all >commercial service airports. The conferees also recommend that the Secretary >implement standards to make use of technologies that quickly and >inexpensively assess the daily fitness-for- duty of airport security >screeners with respect to impairment due to illegal drugs, sleep >deprivation, legal medications, and alcohol. > >Fingerprint identification technologies.-- >The conferees are aware of the promise of forensic-quality fingerprint and >palmprint identification technologies for the rapid verification of >identities and employee background checks. The Aviation and Transportation >Security Act requires the department to investigate the application of >biometric technologies such as these off the shelf systems. The conferees >encourage FAA and the Transportation Security Administration to evaluate >these technologies for their immediate application to aviation security >missions. >-[snip]- > >--- > >TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 123 >http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2721.html >Sec. 2721. - Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information >from State motor vehicle records > >(b) Permissible Uses. - >Personal information referred to in subsection (a) shall be disclosed for >use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft >... and chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of title 49... > >--- > >TITLE 49 > SUBTITLE I > CHAPTER 3 > SUBCHAPTER I >Sec. 301. - Leadership, consultation, and cooperation >http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/301.html >The Secretary of Transportation shall - > >(1)under the direction of the President, exercise leadership in >transportation matters, including those matters affecting national defense >and those matters involving national or regional emergencies; > >(2)provide leadership in the development of transportation policies and >programs, and make recommendations to the President and Congress for their >consideration and implementation; > >(3)coordinate Federal policy on intermodal transportation and initiate >policies to promote efficient intermodal transportation in the United >States; > >--- > >TITLE 49 > SUBTITLE I > CHAPTER 3 > SUBCHAPTER II >http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/329.html >Sec. 329. - Transportation information > >(a)The Secretary of Transportation may collect and collate transportation >information the Secretary decides will contribute to the improvement of the >transportation system of the United States. > >--- >AAMVA DL / ID Standard 2000 >http://www.aamva.org/standards/stdAAMVADLIdStandard2000.asp > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Social security is the bane of individual liberty. - SAM >====================================================================== >Don't believe anything you read on the Net unless: >1) you can confirm it with another source, and/or >2) it is consistent with what you already know to be true. >====================================================================== >Reply to: >========================================================== > >NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is >distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior >interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and >educational purposes only. 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