---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 20:25:52 -0500 From: Adina Levin To: Leaders , eff-austin@effaustin.org, shenson@austin.rr.com Subject: [eff-austin] [Fwd: [aclulegteam] Re: Biometrics ID bill hearing on Thursday] EFF team -- here's a copy of the ACLU fact sheet, and advice from the ACLU's Scott Henson. Call or visit committee members to oppose this experiment in unproven technology and privacy violation. Committee members' offices and phone numbers are listed below. "Worse, SB 945 would expand DPSs use of this information from drivers license authentification to any purpose requiring identity authentification. Other government agencies could do the same thing if they entered into interagency agreements with DPS." I'll submit this to Slashdot. Any other press attention would be useful. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [aclulegteam] Re: Biometrics ID bill hearing on Thursday Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 20:08:23 -0500 From: Scott Henson To: CC: References: <3EB57F1E.5070106@alevin.com> Adina Any and all groups or individuals who are interested in opposing SB 945 requiring DPS to collect biometric information about every Texas driver should express their opposition not only at the hearing Thursday May 8 at 8 a.m., room E1.020, but if possible should also contact members before and after the hearing to express their opposition. Because we 'missed' opposing this bill in the Senate, we need to gin up as much public opposition to this thing as possible, ASAP. Any media work or other outside game stuff folks want to do is appropriate and would be appreciated. So call out the troops on this one to the extent you can. Find attached a fact sheet I'm turning into an ACLU action alert. Here's the committee members in Defense Affairs: Corte, Frank (R) - CHAIR 4N.06, 463-0646 Campbell, Scott (R) - VICE CHAIR E2.820, 463-0331 Berman, Leo (R) - CBO E2.908, 463-0584 Delisi, Dianne White (R) GW.16, 463-0630 Seaman, Gene (R) E2.406, 463-0672 Mabry, John (D) E2.416, 463-0135 Merritt, Tommy (R) E1.302, 463-0750 Moreno, Paul (D) 1W.09, 463-0638 Noriega, Rick (D) E2.718, 463-0732 Thanks, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adina Levin" To: "Leaders" ; ; Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 3:59 PM Subject: Biometrics ID bill hearing on Thursday

SB945 sponsored by Ogden is being heard in the Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations

<http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/committees/legislation.d2 w/report?LEG=78&SESS=R&CMTECODE=C305&CTYPE=House>

Committee on Thurday. The bill enables the use of facial, thumb, fingerprints, and other biometric identifiers for *a broad range of state purposes to authenticate identity.*

Several people on this list have professional experience with the reliability issues with biometric ID.

** The legislators don't understand the technology. If you have relevant information, please let legislators know. **

If you'd like to testify or communicate your expertise to the committee members, please contact Scott Henson at ACLU-TX, shenson@austin.rr.com, who will let you know who's most effective to talk to.

Or fax a letter to committee members.

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