The Federal Trade Commission today described its comprehensive efforts to combat identity theft before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The FTC also recommended legislative remedies to enhance the effectiveness of these efforts. The testimony presented by Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of…
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EPIC Urges Comprehensive Strategy for ID Theft
From EPIC.org: With ID theft rapidly increasing in the United States, EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg urged a Congressional Committee to address the root causes of the problem. In a testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Rotenberg said that the government typically acts only after the crime has occurred and warned that the problem…
Is the REAL ID Revival Bill, “PASS ID,” a National ID?
Although CDT and others were quick to praise S. 1261, “PASS ID,” Jim Harper of Cato Institute is not enthused: […] On balance, REAL ID and PASS ID are peas in a pod. They are both aimed at being practically required. The plan under both is for everyone who has a driver’s license to have…
FL: New Law Requires DNA for Felony Arrests
DNA is becoming about as common in police investigations as fingerprints. The only problem is, Florida does not have a huge data base of DNA samples. That could soon be changing. Gov. Charlie Crist signed a new law yesterday, requiring anyone arrested on felony charges to provide DNA samples to the Florida Department of Law…