[eff-austin] Biometrics ID bill hearing on Thursday (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 15:59:10 -0500
From: Adina Levin <alevin at alevin.com>
To: Leaders <leaders at effaustin.org>, eff-austin at effaustin.org,
     shenson at austin.rr.com
Subject: [eff-austin] 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.d2w/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 at austin.rr.com,
who will let you know who's most effective to talk to.

Or fax a letter to committee members.