February 11, 2005
House backs major shift to electronic IDs
I just found some interesting news from CNET on a bill that the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved. The new rules will force states to issue all adults electronic ID cards.
Under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb Americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government. The bill was approved by a 261-161 vote. The measure, called the Real ID Act, says that driver's licenses and other ID cards must include a digital photograph, anticounterfeiting features and undefined "machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements" that could include a magnetic strip or RFID tag.
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