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jan 9
2011

Papers, Please: Obama pushes unique online ID

"President Obama has signaled that he will give the United States Commerce Department the authority over a proposed national cybersecurity measure that would involve giving each American a unique online identity." Sounds scary, right? But don't worry: such a system "would enhance security and reduce the need for people to memorize dozens of passwords online." Feel better?
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Maybe worth noting that the president of Belarus, the last dictatorship in Europe, etc., etc., proposed such a system a year ago: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34633201/<br /><br /> <br /><br />

posted by adm at 2011-01-09 16:34:38

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posted by rico at 2011-01-11 02:39:17

<a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/lottery.asp" target="_blank">source for above video</a>

posted by rico at 2011-01-11 02:41:38

I think you have it exactly backwards. The whole goal is that you could do government business without having to have some gov-issued digital ID. It's basically them saying "let's use what's out there".

posted by Anil Dash at 2011-01-13 02:44:28

It's <strong>opt in</strong>, so will never be adopted.

posted by An Jing at 2011-01-15 13:42:37