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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: CG6468 on April 16, 2011, 12:24:04 PM

Title: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: CG6468 on April 16, 2011, 12:24:04 PM
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A  plan to create a national online identity system was launched today to help combat cyber crime.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke claimed the move will protect Internet consumers from fraud and identity theft.

National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is voluntary, but IT experts believe it is inevitable that users will have one ID for transactions in the future

Mr Locke said it would mean people would no longer have to remember a variety of different passwords to do business and social networking online.

UK Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377479/Obama-administration-unveils-national-online-ID-system.html)


Makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy, huh?
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Chris_ on April 16, 2011, 12:32:01 PM
You're not smart enough to handle your own private affairs.  Therefore, we've created a new government agency to manage them for you.

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Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: rich_t on April 16, 2011, 12:46:35 PM
Screw that!!!!
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Mr Mannn on April 16, 2011, 01:52:28 PM
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National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is voluntary, but IT experts believe it is inevitable that users will have one ID for transactions in the future


1) this is an Obama Non-Legislative edict.
2) Voluntary...only at first. Step one always sounds good.
3) Only one ID for online transactions makes EASIER for ID theft.
4) this isn't about protection or ID theft at all. This is all about knowing who is saying what online.
This is control, not protection.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Freeper on April 16, 2011, 02:37:09 PM
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A  plan to create a national online identity system was launched today to help combat cyber crime.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke claimed the move will protect Internet consumers from fraud and identity theft.

National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is voluntary, but IT experts believe it is inevitable that users will have one ID for transactions in the future

Mr Locke said it would mean people would no longer have to remember a variety of different passwords to do business and social networking online.

UK Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377479/Obama-administration-unveils-national-online-ID-system.html)


Makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy, huh?

Wonder how long it will be voluntary.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: thelaughingman on April 16, 2011, 08:36:24 PM
Wonder how long it will be voluntary.


How long does Obama have left in office?
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Freeper on April 16, 2011, 09:12:32 PM
How long does Obama have left in office?

Too damn long.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: ExGeeEye on April 16, 2011, 10:28:15 PM
How long does Obama have left in office?

644 days.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: thelaughingman on April 16, 2011, 10:40:54 PM
644 days.

Thanks.  That's the maximum time limit for how long this plan will be "voluntary."
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: FreeBorn on April 16, 2011, 11:09:07 PM
Wake the **** up people. This has been floated by both sides.

Ever think that maybe things actually are bigger than the left/right teeter taughter?

Ya, go figure.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: ExGeeEye on April 17, 2011, 06:21:47 AM
Thanks.  That's the maximum time limit for how long this plan will be "voluntary."

Or until it is abolished.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Freeper on April 17, 2011, 10:29:02 AM
644 days.

Actually 2104 days. You forgot to factor in his second term.
 :-)

Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: DLR Pyro on April 18, 2011, 09:00:02 AM
Do we need to provide a birth certificate to get our new I.D.?
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: Rebel on April 19, 2011, 07:58:04 AM
Wake the **** up people. This has been floated by both sides.

Ever think that maybe things actually are bigger than the left/right teeter taughter?

Ya, go figure.

...and it's been opposed by those of us on the right no matter WHO the hell is in office. You were saying?
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on April 19, 2011, 08:33:50 AM
1) this is an Obama Non-Legislative edict.
2) Voluntary...only at first. Step one always sounds good.
3) Only one ID for online transactions makes EASIER for ID theft.4) this isn't about protection or ID theft at all. This is all about knowing who is saying what online.
This is control, not protection.

All good points, but #3 is my biggest problem with it.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: FreeBorn on April 19, 2011, 12:34:43 PM
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Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: WARBOUND on April 27, 2011, 07:08:47 PM
Thanks but no Thanks Obama.
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: docstew on April 28, 2011, 11:12:08 AM
Just wondering: with the recent hacking of Sony's Playstation Network and theft of personal information of approx 75M customers of that network, what would have happened if these "single online IDs" had been stolen? You'd need to go through a gov't bureaucracy to get a new one, wouldn't you? Why, that sounds ever so efficient...
Title: Re: Obama administration unveils online ID system
Post by: DLR Pyro on April 28, 2011, 12:51:40 PM
Just wondering: with the recent hacking of Sony's Playstation Network and theft of personal information of approx 75M customers of that network, what would have happened if these "single online IDs" had been stolen? You'd need to go through a gov't bureaucracy to get a new one, wouldn't you? Why, that sounds ever so efficient...
no problem.  They will just tattoo your ID number on your forehead so that it will be linked specifically to you and only you.  Problem is, the id # will most likely begin with the prefix 666.