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The article in RISKS also describes a new Continental 'frequent flyer' ID program for those who want to avoid intense screening in exchange for biometric data. However, [http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=2195545 the incident with Ted Kennedy] proves that it's tough dealing with bad data in security databases--even for a senator! That incident looks suspiciously like a hacking coup instead of the 'clerical error' | The article in RISKS also describes a new Continental 'frequent flyer' ID program for those who want to avoid intense screening in exchange for biometric data. However, [http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=2195545 the incident with Ted Kennedy] proves that it's tough dealing with bad data in security databases--even for a senator! That incident looks suspiciously like a hacking coup instead of the 'clerical error' | ||
it is attributed to. When we have the 'fast lane' for air travel, how much harder is it going to be to put people on THAT list who don't belong? Especially when their biometric data (stored as just a string of numbers, of course) is right there as | it is attributed to. When we have the 'fast lane' for air travel, how much harder is it going to be to put people on THAT list who don't belong? Especially when their biometric data (stored as just a string of numbers, of course) is right there as "proof?" | ||
There is pressure for all states to require a Social Security Number (SSN) for drivers licenses to make security processing easier, which is clearly against the original purpose for the SSN. | There is pressure for all states to require a Social Security Number (SSN) for drivers licenses to make security processing easier, which is clearly against the original purpose for the SSN. | ||
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Take along Bob's letter or your own literature, show it to people as you're petitioning, as they sit and wait in the DMV, and let them know that the Libertarian Party is the one to stand up to it for them. | Take along Bob's letter or your own literature, show it to people as you're petitioning, as they sit and wait in the DMV, and let them know that the Libertarian Party is the one to stand up to it for them. | ||
"Sign the petition, please, so our candidates can get on the ballot? Thank you!" | |||
[http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/rulefaq.html NYS reg change info] | [http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/rulefaq.html NYS reg change info] | ||
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When it passed, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibilities Act only required Social Security Numbers for ''commercial'' drivers licenses (affecting about 10 million Americans), but one year later, Congress was tacking an amendment onto the Balanced Budget Act of [[1997]] (H.R.2015) that | When it passed, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibilities Act only required Social Security Numbers for ''commercial'' drivers licenses (affecting about 10 million Americans), but one year later, Congress was tacking an amendment onto the Balanced Budget Act of [[1997]] (H.R.2015) that | ||
removed the word | removed the word "commercial" from this bill that was now Public Law 104-193 (Title 42, U.S.C. 666). In other words, this amendment in the budget bill struck ''one word'' from the law and thereby added the '''170 million non-commercial drivers in the United States''' to the list of people now required to provide an "identifying number," when requesting a license, ''and''--with a change of 21 words--it now removes the right for states to substitute another unique number for the SSN. (Louisiana is challenging this statute... | ||
see below.) | see below.) | ||
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the national ID in place. | the national ID in place. | ||
Matt Seigel is willing to carry his his case forward, and [http://www.islandlaw.com/ Libertarian lawyer Dan Conti] has agreed to represent him in a lawsuit against the New York State DMV. They have filed an | Matt Seigel is willing to carry his his case forward, and [http://www.islandlaw.com/ Libertarian lawyer Dan Conti] has agreed to represent him in a lawsuit against the New York State DMV. They have filed an "Article 78" which is a formal request for an answer from the state. With other privacy advocates, the Libertarian Party hopes to make a stand against U.S.C. Sec. 666, an intrusion into our basic human right for privacy. | ||
= What's the problem with everybody knowing my Social Security Number, anyway? = | = What's the problem with everybody knowing my Social Security Number, anyway? = | ||
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[http://www.netbible.com/netbible/1ch.htm#21 Chronicles 21:1-14], which some Christians believe prohibit them from obtaining SSNs | [http://www.netbible.com/netbible/1ch.htm#21 Chronicles 21:1-14], which some Christians believe prohibit them from obtaining SSNs | ||
[http://www.netbible.com/netbible/rev.htm#13 Revelations 13:15-17], which describes a mark '' | [http://www.netbible.com/netbible/rev.htm#13 Revelations 13:15-17], which describes a mark ''"so that no one could buy or sell | ||
unless he had the mark | unless he had the mark"'' | ||
Privacy groups are also concerned. Social Security was originally enacted as a voluntary insurance scheme to prevent widespread poverty among the elderly, but little by little, the number has been used to catalogue all aspects of an American's | Privacy groups are also concerned. Social Security was originally enacted as a voluntary insurance scheme to prevent widespread poverty among the elderly, but little by little, the number has been used to catalogue all aspects of an American's | ||
life: from their school and medical records, to bank accounts and income tax statements, and now, it seems, anybody wishing to drive a car. | life: from their school and medical records, to bank accounts and income tax statements, and now, it seems, anybody wishing to drive a car. | ||
"There is no satisfactory condition under which Social Security Numbers may be required as a condition for travel." --Scott McDonald, a grass-roots privacy activist | |||
The more companies and government agencies that index your personal info by Social Security Number, the easier it is in this new information age for others to find out about you--as incidents in [ | The more companies and government agencies that index your personal info by Social Security Number, the easier it is in this new information age for others to find out about you--as incidents in <span class="plainlinks"<span class="plainlinks">[http://bit.ly/n5Euw9 <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none!important;background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">cheap auto insurance</span>]</span>/span>, 6 years after this page was originally written, are proving--and possibly steal your identity, harm your credit rating, or give you a criminal record. When your photo, height, weight, eye and hair color are all conveniently indexed by Social Security Number, and available to any person who can get a job at the DMV, your privacy is invaded a hundredfold more than before. Eventually, every police department in the nation will be able to reference your photo and arrest record as easily as the phone company can call up your bill when you call them. And every computer cracker will have their choice of places to go to access your private info, even more so than today. | ||
Unless action is taken now, the checkout clerk will scan and maybe even see your Social Security Number every time you buy a sixpack or a bottle of wine! | Unless action is taken now, the checkout clerk will scan and maybe even see your Social Security Number every time you buy a sixpack or a bottle of wine! | ||