Jon Stokes at Ars Technica analyzes the REAL ID Act from in terms of Americans’ data security and personal security. He finds REAL ID wanting.
(Shades of Harper’s Law.)
Metcalfe’s Law + Real ID = More Crime, Less Safety
Jim Harper / Jim is the Director of Information Policy Studies at The Cato Institute, the Editor of Web-based privacy think-tank Privacilla.org, and the Webmaster of WashingtonWatch.com. Prior to becoming a policy analyst, Jim served as counsel to committees in both the House and Senate.
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