All this paranoid talk about the dangers of thumbprints on ID cards, about driver's licenses, and about magstripes got me to thinking. So, I accessed my NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) and downloaded my own record: Citizen-Unit ASCII Name: "Timothy Christopher May" NLETS Actual Name: G0Yj34C1qm92H7u Known Aliases: "Klaus! von Future Prime," "Lance," "Nick Szabo" Residence: 427 Allan Lane, Corralitos, CA 95075 Driver's License: N4197484 SSN: 227-80-5823 Passport Number: H673qop90 Race: Aryan Origin: Europe Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Weight: 210 pounds (10/94, recorded at SFO) Known associations: Anarchist Alliance, Young Students for Discordianism, Vernor Vinge Fan Club, Information Liberation Front Magazines Subscribed To: Newsweek, Playboy, The Economist, MacWeek, Anarchy Today, Liberty, FertilizerWorld, Reason, MacUser, NewtonGazette, Bay Aryan Events, Information Week Consumer Preferences: beer (+++), wine (+), cigarettes (-) Electricity Patterns: consistent with either marijuana cultivation or heavy Net usage, or both Threat level: Class 3 Security Threat I don't see what the big deal is. The NLETS record implies I'm some kind of security threat, but also correctly notes that I'm an Aryan, so I guess I'm safe. --Tim May ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."