Re: Gov't Orders Air Passenger Data for Test

2004-11-22 Thread John Gilmore
... they can't really test how effective the system is ... Effective at what? Preventing people from traveling? The whole exercise ignores the question of whether the Executive Branch has the power to make a list of citizens (or lawfully admitted non-citizens) and refuse those people their

Microchip passport critics say ID theft possible

2004-11-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-22-hitech-passport_x.htm USA Today Microchip passport critics say ID theft possible The Associated Press The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international