Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Real ID Act faces real challenges

Tuesday, January 31, 2006


Opposition is building against the Real ID Act requirement that, among other things, forces states to standardize driver licenses. Many at the state level fear that the under-funded, aggressive mandate will be overly burdensome and difficult to meet. At least one coalition of privacy-concerned groups fear the new rules, in development now, could force states to include RFID chips on their driver licenses.

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