Archive for March 3rd, 2007
This plugin is designed to display photos in a post within a lightbox when you click on the photo. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Update: The lightbox effect does not work. I think it has something to do with permissions from flickr. The photo is another variation of one I’ve posted before. This time I tried various black & white conversions to get one I like. In my opinion, this one shows of the architectural details of the Richardson Towers nicely.
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Below is just a sample of the proposed rules for the National ID Card program. The full set of rules, 162 pages, can be viewed here in .pdf format.
Applicants must present a valid passport, certified birth certificate, green card or other valid visa documents to get a license and states must check all other states’ databases to ensure the person doesn’t have a license from another state. States must use a card stock that glows under ultraviolet light, and check digits, hologramlike images and secret markers. Identity documents must expire before eight years and must include legal name, date of birth, gender, digital photo, home address and a signature. States can propose ways to let judges, police officers and victims of domestic violence keep their addresses off the cards. There are no religious exemptions for veils or scarves for photos. States must keep copies of all documents, such as birth certificates, Social Security cards and utility bills, for seven to 10 years.
There are also many rules for the State Agencies, mostly the DMV, issuing the cards. Employees handling “sensitive” information will be required to submit to thorough background checks and fingerprinting by the FBI. The States, ultimately the citizens, will have to bear the extra costs.
Any person not in possession of an ID Card will be prohibited from entering a Federal Court Building and other locations. The cost of implementing this program is estimated to be $23 billion over 10 years.
Privacy of personal information does not seem to be a prime concern for the bureaucrats who designed this program.
“The Real ID Act does not include language that lets DHS prescribe privacy requirements, so there are no privacy regulations related to exchange of personal information between the states, none about skimming of the data on the magnetic stripe, and no limits on use of information by the feds,” Cope said.
The State of Maine has already passed a resolution saying it will not participate in this program, many other states are also considering non-participation. The legislation authorizing the Real ID Act was no even directly voted on by Congress, it was slipped into an emergency funding bill.
You can click on the image above to easily and quickly let your elected officials know that you oppose this legislation.
Source: Wired News: National ID Card Rules Unveiled
