U.S. readies "reasonable" ID card rules after debate
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U.S. officials said they would unveil on Friday reasonable and inexpensive national requirements to implement an identification-card program critics call a costly invasion of privacy.
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The U.S. government's plan to use RFID chips in a proposed passport card program for U.S. citizens is drawing fire from certain groups concerned it could undermine security and privacy.
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New Hampshire on Thursday joined a growing list of states to reject a controversial U.S. identification card that opponents say will cost billions of dollars to administer and present a risk to privacy.
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The Bush administration will delay for at least six months a rule that Americans present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, officials said Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in a month that officials have scaled back security plans in response to complaints.
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US DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff announced today that states will be given an additional two years to comply with the directives of the controversial Real ID Act.  Originally enacted into law in 2005, the Act contains many contentious directives, such as state agencies scanning of personal documents into a nationally-accessible database, giving a uniform appearance to each state's personal IDs, and implementing RFID tagging.
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The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.
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Justice Department lawyers say there is indeed a rule requiring passengers to show ID at the airport before boarding a plane, but they say the exact wording of the rule can't be read by the public and can't be challenged. By Ryan Singel.
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That plastic card, the one with the lousy photo that's jammed into your wallet or purse, isn't just a license to drive. It's the green light to buy a drink, the ticket to federal benefits, the must-have document to get aboard airplanes. Now it's also the flash point for an argument about how best to balance America's security needs with worries that personal privacy could be swept away.
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That plastic card, the one with the lousy photo that's jammed into your wallet or purse, isn't just a license to drive. It's the green light to buy a drink, the ticket to federal benefits, the must-have document to get aboard airplanes.
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The United States will begin issuing   high security biometric identification cards for port workers   as planned at the year-end, but the roll-out of card readers   will be postponed to next year, the Department of Homeland   Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
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Â· Increase to fund consular service, says Foreign Office Â· Bill is underwriting cost of ID cards, say opponents
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Facing an unexpected backlash from angry travelers and lawmakers, the Bush administration said yesterday it would be flexible in enforcing new passport requirements beginning next January for Americans who return by land or sea from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Â· Clean record and ability to speak English required Â· Spokesman admits proposal is contentious
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Visitors to the US who do not need a visa now have to be fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
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In a case that could roil the US presidential race, the US Supreme Court will consider whether requiring voters to provide identification to cast a ballot is constitutional.
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Trust and inclusion foregrounded in desperate rescue plan Teachers and 16 year olds are the favoured 'soft targets' for the redesigned ID card scheme rollout, according to an Identity &amp; Passport Service planning document seen by The Register. As suggested in leaks last weekend, IPS now plans to soft-pedal fingerprints and - astoundingly - it seems on the point of abandoning the notion of forcing ID cards onto the public via passport renewals.â¦
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U.S. air carriers are fighting a federal proposal that would require their workers to digitally scan foreigners' fingerprints at check-in areas before departure on international flights.