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Obama moves forward with Internet ID plan
CNET ^ | April 15, 2011 | Declan McCullagh

Posted on 04/16/2011 10:01:05 PM PDT by UniqueViews

The Obama administration said today that it's moving ahead with a plan for broad adoption of Internet IDs despite concerns about identity centralization, and hopes to fund pilot projects next year.

A 55-page document (PDF) released by the White House today adds a few more details to the proposal, which still remains mostly hazy and inchoate.

It offers examples of what the White House views as an "identity ecosystem," including obtaining a digital ID from an Internet service provider that could be used to view your personal health information, or obtaining an ID linked to your cell phone that would let you log into IRS.gov to view payments and file taxes. The idea is to have multiple identity providers that are part of the same system.

Another concern: Although the White House is describing the NSTIC plan as "voluntary," federal agencies could begin to require it for IRS e-filing, applying for Social Security or veterans' benefits, renewing passports online, requesting federal licenses (including ham radio and pilot's licenses), and so on. Then obtaining one of these ID would become all but mandatory for most Americans.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: government; govtabuse; internet; internetid; obama; privacy; tyranny
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To: UniqueViews
The implications are clear...

Yep - another twofer. Gain control of the last bastion where the truth can spread around the world without government control and prepare us for the Mark of the Beast. Two freedom killers.

41 posted on 04/17/2011 4:35:13 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: UniqueViews

If the White House is behind it, it’s sinister.


42 posted on 04/17/2011 6:21:41 AM PDT by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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To: UniqueViews

I agree with all that Obama is in fact evil as he is the figurehead, the current leading figure of the Leftistsphere, but we can’t lose sight of the fact that he is only one of many of a movement the goals are to dominate, and control.

Ultimately their purpose is quite sinister, and self serving with consequences quite unsatisfactory for those in opposition to them.

It’s ugly.


43 posted on 04/17/2011 8:34:21 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Mr. Wright

. The Lame Stream Media is lower than whale s - - t!


Yep.


44 posted on 04/17/2011 9:20:35 AM PDT by unkus
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To: UniqueViews

OBama is following the Chinese here.

TO separate legal urban residents from transient non-resident migrant labor in regards to access to government services in CHina, you must carry a state issued ID, this state issued ID is now a smart card akin to the American Express smartcard Credit Card here in the USA.

The card carries ID, passport, medical, Rx, school, credit, banking, and other data, it has several layers of security, but the central government ‘police’ and intelligence apparatus have master control and complete access over all info and all databases.

The Chinese have been considering requiring all internet cafes to require the ID cards to access terminals while implementing the Chinese intelligence flavor of Linux, they have dreams of creating a system where all PCs, smartphones and nodes to the internet are connected and monitored by a central authority, and that all information across the network can be traced back to an individual ID card.

The fallacy of security will be shattered shortly after the pilot programs are hacked.

THe president and IT officials should be held personally responsible for the failures of this assault against freedom and common sense.


45 posted on 04/17/2011 10:18:06 AM PDT by JerseyHighlander
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To: UniqueViews

Identity centralization a taste of 1939?wonder if hackers have any fear of it?.


46 posted on 04/17/2011 10:32:02 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: UniqueViews

I guess you’ll need you long form certificate of live birth to get an Internet count now.


47 posted on 04/17/2011 11:44:06 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: bigheadfred

Ping


48 posted on 04/17/2011 9:05:22 PM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

Yeah. I’m watching.


49 posted on 04/18/2011 5:50:02 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
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To: ShadowAce

Nobody knows your name ping


50 posted on 04/19/2011 4:34:23 AM PDT by tutstar
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