Smartcards - Drivers Licenses in New Jersey
The New Jersey legislature has announced that they will begin issuing smartcards for driver's licenses. The New license is reported to contain * biographical info * auto insurance info * medical insurance info * health info The cards are also claimed to be capable of carrying * fingerprints * photographic images * health records * billing statements The Capitol Report article and a Web based feedback forum can be found at http://www.cpanj.com/legislative/drivers_license_1196.html -- Robert Costner Phone: (770) 512-8746 Electronic Frontiers Georgia mailto:pooh@efga.org http://www.efga.org/ run PGP 5.0 for my public key
There are plenty of things in the world of information privacy to get hysterical about; but please lets not proclaim them realities before they actually are...
Having said that... if you live in the Garden State, get on the phone to your state legislators and express your concerns on this troubling idea and how it may be used before is DOES become something to scream about....
Has anyone done tests to see what effect putting a smartcard in a microwave oven has ;-) --Steve
Robert, Um.... I think you are over stating things "just a little"... The URL you referenced says: "State policy makers and officials are CONSIDERING [emphasis added] innovative plans to develop a smart driver's license. IF IMPLEMENTED,[emphasis added] New Jersey would be the first state in the nation to require drivers to carry the new "smart card," which will look more like a credit card... " : : <other stuff about contents of the smartcard not included> There are plenty of things in the world of information privacy to get hysterical about; but please lets not proclaim them realities before they actually are... Having said that... if you live in the Garden State, get on the phone to your state legislators and express your concerns on this troubling idea and how it may be used before is DOES become something to scream about.... David -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David HM Spector spector@zeitgeist.com Network Design & Infrastructure Security voice: +1 212.579.8573 Amateur Radio: W2DHM (ex-N2BCA) (ARRL life member) GridSquare: FN30AS -.-. --- -. -. . -.-. - .-- .. - .... .- -- .- - . ..- .-. .-. .- -.. .. --- "New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled, the humiliating question arises, 'Why then are you not taking part in them?'" --H. G. Wells
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