Jim Harper of the Cato Institute takes aim at PASS ID and CDT’s praise for it. Here are a few snippets: One of the more interesting privacy “protections” in the PASS ID Act is a requirement that individuals may access, amend, and correct their own personally identifiable information. This is a new and different security/identity…
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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…
Pass ID Introduced in Senate
Pass ID was introduced in the U.S. Senate today. It will be added to the Bills in Congress page of this site once it is available online. Secretary Napolitano of Homeland Security had this to say about the bill: Today’s introduction of Pass ID in the U.S. Senate brings us closer to greater compliance with…
Administration Plans to Scale Back Real ID Law
Yielding to a rebellion by states that refused to pay for it, the Obama administration is moving to scale back a federal law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that was designed to tighten security requirements for driver’s licenses, Homeland Security Department and congressional officials said. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants to repeal…