Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans

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Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans

So the Obama administration wants to create an online Internet ID for Americans;  All in the name of "security".  Just like the recent implementation of the enhanced pat-downs and full-body scanners in Airports was for "security" reasons, (do you feel more secure, or just more violated?)

Once these types of initiatives are implemented they are never rolled back or cancelled.  And the programs never stay static, they always evolve and morph into something worse.  This is just what will happen with this Internet ID.  It will be implemented to provide security with your digital securities and internet surfing, and down the road become a requirement in order to access the Internet.  This requirement, like any other licence, will be at the discretion of the authorities with the option of cancelling the ID for whatever reason a future government may decree.  For instance, criticize a future global world leader and see your internet privileges cancelled for good.


From the article:
President Obama is planning to hand the U.S. Commerce Department authority over a forthcoming cybersecurity effort to create an Internet ID for Americans, a White House official said here today. It's "the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government" to centralize efforts toward creating an "identity ecosystem" for the Internet, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt said.
The announcement came at an event today at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, where U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Schmidt spoke.
"We are not talking about a national ID card," Locke said at the Stanford event. "We are not talking about a government-controlled system. What we are talking about is enhancing online security and privacy and reducing and perhaps even eliminating the need to memorize a dozen passwords, through creation and use of more trusted digital identities."

Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans

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