Photo IDs (Re: A Libertine Question)

[Chris Adams]

On 31 Jul 96 14:27:54 -0800, tcmay at got.net wrote:

>>was allegedly requiring *two* pieces of ID for flights.  If they are talking
>>about two pieces of photo -- government-issued ID, I wonder where the 80% of
>
>Yeah, this "two photo IDs" is strange, given that:

>a. many ordinary people have only one form of photo I.D., namely, their
>driver's license (and many don't even have that)

>b. terrorists and other such persons are _very_ likely to have multiple
>forms of I.D., though of course not in their "true name."
>
>Hence, the policy looks ineffectual and just a sop to public relations.

And who really thought a response just days later would be anything else?

>And just what is a "true name" for the purposes of this law, anyway? Birth
>name? And what is that? What about people who marry, change names, etc.?
>Given that there is no "standard" for photo I.D.s, will my Official
>Cypherpunks Card count?

Now *that* might be another way of generating Cypherpunks revenue! (1
card per FPGA paid for the DES cracker... Or maybe every $15 toward the
CPLDF or PRZ)

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