How do you feel about "Real ID Act"?

Question

Real ID Act will standardized state-issued driver's license and non-drivers ID cards. ID cards will be under the control of the federal government and not by the state.
Secretary of Homeland Security will have the control on what information he wants collected and posted on the card.
National ID may contain RFID tag -- can send radio frequency signal. Signal can be used to track your location and identify the card holder automatically.

Pros:
Real ID Act may deter terrorism.
Real ID Act may improve security

Cons:
Real ID Act pose a great threat to your privacy.
It gives the federal government total control and pose a threat of abuse.

Answer 1

For me, the cons outweigh the pros. I would not choose the "security" over privacy and freedom. I haven't done anything "wrong" and certainly have no plans to do anything in the future. But I hate the idea of anyone tracking my every movement. We know the government has had some weird files on harmless people, so thinking the government will only track criminals is just stupid and uninformed.

But, I think most people don't care, so it will happen. And people will be shocked when the abuses occur. Mainstream media will whitewash and under-report abuses and propaganda will continue to thrive. Then, the next big hollywood tabloid story will hit the front page and people will forget.

Answer 2

The "Real ID Act" is another boondoggle, like the requirement of a passport to enter and return from Canada and Mexico. The clogged passport system is an example of the difficulty posed by any such act. Getting all those ID cards out will take far more sophistication than the federal government has ever shown. An RFID tag would be no more effective as a tracking device than anything else that has been proposed up to today.

Answer 3

Its no longer the mark of the beast. If the government needs to discover you they might. Do you have a employ, very own a house, have a debit card, a activity, cellular telephone or in spite of? actual id purely enforces a time-honored to instruct you're who you're. A driver's license shows you're who you're in case you get pulled over. I also have a passport and trip so the government is conscious the place i pass. For a activity, a private loan, beginning a economic company account or whatnot all i decide for is my passport..... my actual id. the only people who ought to care approximately actual id is somebody attempting to flee with something.

Answer 4

I feel that standardizing the requirements for identification is something that was needed decades ago. In the US a driver's license is considered to be 'proof' of ID. Too many states have lax standards - and as a result they issue driver's licenses to people who are not who they claim to be.

BTW - there are no proposals for an RFID tag for driver's licenses. However there are proposals for a 'smart chip' that contains critical information (drug allergies, next of kin, etc) for use in an emergency.

Answer 5

Well, we as Americans actually, and quite surprisingly, tend to trade our personal freedom for personal security. The classic struggle law makers deal with is how to keep public order while protecting individal rights. On on hand, the goal of public safety can limit liberty and individual rights, on the other, liberty and legal rights can impede the abaility of criminal justice officials to catch and pnish criminals, or terrorists in this case. So really, if your a conservbative, then you are for the real id act, and vice versa if your a liberal. Personally, I do not think the act will pass as as you know our congree is a majority of democrats>liberal.

Answer 6

the cards will also be equipped with a microchip. future generations of the cards will include storage of the persons medical history (for ease of access in the case of an emergency) and storage of the individuals DNA sequence.

absolute power corrupts absolutely. who will control these devices?

Answer 7

It's something that should have been done long ago. And there is very little "threat" to your privacy.

Answer 8

This is an absolutely great idea. It will reduce terrorism and criminal activity. I don't understand why anyone would oppose this. If you are not a criminal or terrorist, you have nothing to worry about.