Passport to fly domestic?

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A decade ago, the U.S. government issued stricter standards for state-issued IDs, including drivers licenses. But four states have refused to comply: Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and New York.

Sucks to be them.

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Following recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, President Bush signed into law the REAL ID Act in 2005. The law made fake IDs harder for criminals to obtain. The REAL ID Act forces all U.S. states and territories to demand more proof of identity when issuing IDs, such as a verified original copy of a person's birth certificate. Plus, it also increases the technology present in the government-issued cards. At the time of the act's passing, some states feared the federal government would use the new IDs to make a national database of citizens, potentially using that information to spy on them. Others feared a power-hungry federal government was trying to assert ownership of the ID-issuing process. Some even worried that cards would have to include special computer chips that transmit wireless data -- possibly exposing personal information to hackers.

I once met a woman (in a jury pool) who was afraid to carry a common access card (CAC) as she thought the feds could use the chip to locate her with GPS. I told her that if my CAC card could not be read by a computer if it had a piece of scotch tape over the chip, then I think she was safe with the card in her purse or wallet. :)

Ranb

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