Comment Re:As if they care what we think... (Score 1) 284
I cannot accept that as a patriot and an American. Once we accept that as truth, we've effectively disenfranchised ourselves and the treatment we get is what we deserve.
I posted this to the DHS to note my displeasure with the RealID Act:
Reference: Docket number DHS-2006-0030
The implementation of the Real ID Act as proposed by the Department of Homeland Security carries a price tag near $20 billion. That money will be paid by states and individuals, not the DHS or Federal government. Real ID fails to justify its data collection, or offer adequate protections to the data collected, and has built in exemptions for receiving a Real ID that mean it won't succeed in its goal of making our country safer from terrorists. In fact, by increasing the risks and consequences of identity theft, it will put us all at greater risk.
The Real ID Act is flawed, expensive, and cannot accomplish its stated goal. As a result, the proposed rule should be withdrawn.
Furthermore, your own privacy committee has expressed the following concerns:
(http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/05/homeland _securi.html)
"Given that these issues have not received adequate consideration, the Committee feels it is important that the following comments do not constitute an endorsement of REAL ID or the regulations as workable or appropriate," the committee wrote in the introduction to their comments (.pdf) for the rulemaking record. "The issues pose serious risks to an individual's privacy and, without amelioration, could undermine the stated goals of the REAL ID Act."
Thank you for the opportunity to voice my concerns.
I posted this to the DHS to note my displeasure with the RealID Act:
Reference: Docket number DHS-2006-0030
The implementation of the Real ID Act as proposed by the Department of Homeland Security carries a price tag near $20 billion. That money will be paid by states and individuals, not the DHS or Federal government. Real ID fails to justify its data collection, or offer adequate protections to the data collected, and has built in exemptions for receiving a Real ID that mean it won't succeed in its goal of making our country safer from terrorists. In fact, by increasing the risks and consequences of identity theft, it will put us all at greater risk.
The Real ID Act is flawed, expensive, and cannot accomplish its stated goal. As a result, the proposed rule should be withdrawn.
Furthermore, your own privacy committee has expressed the following concerns:
(http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/05/homelan
"Given that these issues have not received adequate consideration, the Committee feels it is important that the following comments do not constitute an endorsement of REAL ID or the regulations as workable or appropriate," the committee wrote in the introduction to their comments (.pdf) for the rulemaking record. "The issues pose serious risks to an individual's privacy and, without amelioration, could undermine the stated goals of the REAL ID Act."
Thank you for the opportunity to voice my concerns.
