IP: Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System (fwd)

-- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ 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@cis.upenn.edu To: ip-sub-1@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@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.

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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]-

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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...

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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;

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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

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