Some background on "secret search" proposals in the last Congress:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33779,00.html
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http://www.aclu.org/congress/l101901a.html
The Honorable Patrick Leahy
433 Senate Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Late Thursday night I sent this to Politech:
"Virus news site editor reports late-night visit by Feds"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02674.html
Vmyths.com had run an article detailing how one of their editors was
requested not to publish certain information on grounds of national
security.
Also see:
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/nation/docs/idcard17.htm
ID card idea attracts high-level support
And:
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/business/top/033152.htm
A modest proposal for national IDs
http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=95001336
Smart Cards, by Larry Ellison
-Declan
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