On 11 May 2011 USA will begin using driver's license as national ID

[bbj3n546pt]

It is alleged that the new cards, disguised as a uniform drivers' license, will be biometric. Each card will store up to a gigabyte of personal data about the card holder and will contain a GPS tracking chip.

President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in 2005. Grants were available to the states through 2009 in order to assist the states in implementing the requirements of the law.

Text of the law can be found at
http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/Transportation/REALIDActof2005/tabid/13582/Default.aspx

You may wish to contact your state congress person and senators immediately with your views of this situation.

[Dorok]

It is alleged that the new cards, disguised as a uniform drivers' license, will be biometric. Each card will store up to a gigabyte of personal data about the card holder and will contain a GPS tracking chip.

President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in 2005. Grants were available to the states through 2009 in order to assist the states in implementing the requirements of the law.

Text of the law can be found at
http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/Transportation/REALIDActof2005/tabid/13582/Default.aspx

You may wish to contact your state congress person and senators immediately with your views of this situation.


Please provide a reference for you claim regarding the 1GB personal data storage and GPS tracking chip. These appear to be unsubstantiated by your link. The list below (I know it says MINIMUM) is basically the same as a 'normal' driver's license.

Minimum Document Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver's license and identification card issued to a person by the State:
(1) The person's full legal name.
(2) The person's date of birth.
(3) The person's gender.
(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.
(5) A digital photograph of the person.
(6) The person's address of principle residence.
(7) The person's signature.
(8) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.
(9) A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements.

[firstlook]

Here is some tracking news of the Real ID act and related material.

http://restoretherepublic.com/category/police-state/real-id

[Lord Sidious]

Seeing as there is no power for the feds to force the states to comply, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Some state's governers, such as Montana's I think it was came out and openly said no.

[Shairia]

The only difference between using the social security number of a US citizen and this proposal that concerns me is the photo. My guess is that's why it is being proposed.