Real ID Controversy
Yesterday, Secretary Chertoff issued a press conference on the Real ID initiative that has been gaining controversy momentum across the country. Truth be told, I am generally okay with a security-infused ID for every individual. However, I do not understand how the Secretary thought that some information was not top secret. To quote from the press release:"Now here’s how these standards are going to work. It’s very simple and it’s really a matter of common sense. Applicants for driver’s licenses are going to need to bring documents to their state Department of Motor Vehicles offices in order to validate or prove five things: who they are, what their date of birth is, what their legal status is in the United States, their social security number and their address. None of this stuff is top secret stuff."
When he says that the Dept of Homeland Security will not maintain a master database of personal information on any individuals, I guess its because all personal information is not all that personal anyways!
Perhaps that was not the intention he had, but definitely requires re-characterization.
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