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Homeland Security vs. Digital ID
I hope I'm not the only one to notice the great juxtaposition of Safire's comments, only the day after your article on how great a digital ID could be. Yet, this digital ID, with the sort of interlinks you describe is just the sort of thing that Poindexter, et. al., would love to get their hands on and use. After all, making their data mining operation easier by having your electronic footprints tagged with a common identifier plays right into their hands. Some time ago, before the DigitalID World conference, you said "We need somebody speaking for the customer here". Same sort of thing is in order WRT Homeland Security. Except it's the citizens who need a voice. So far, the closest I've heard about has been one Congressman talking about the need to balance homeland security with the rights of federal employees. And the labor union angle has been, until now the chief sticking point. But is anyone raising the Fourth Amendment as an issue? As long as I'm writing, here's my "customer" response for a digital ID. Good luck with restoring your e-mail, too. jed
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