REDUX: Computerized National Identity Cards closes border, allowing only tech adopters

c/o Geo Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik on Tuesday directed that Red Zone area be extended till Embassy Road immediately and its entry be allowed only to authorize persons having valid Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) which will be verified on the spot.

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• State suspends New Jersey's Real-ID efforts in agreement with ACLU

• Anonymous attacks child identification websites over RFID

• Intelligence Effort Named Citizens, Not Terrorist

Supreme Court ends 6 year-old class action lawsuit against telecoms for helping NSA engage in warrantless wiretapping lat.ms/WMkbyN
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NEW JERSEY: Hearing on Real ID licenses Friday

c/o Asbury Park Press

TRENTON — A state Superior Court judge will hear arguments Friday on whether New Jersey can implement nationally standardized drivers’ licenses. The state Motor Vehicle Commission planned to roll out the new licenses in May but was stopped by an injunction issued by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Paul Innes after the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey sued.

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5 Signs You Are Dealing with Real ID in 2012

2012 regulations affect fliers, entry to federal buildings and border crossings

May 11th, 2012 will mark four years since DHS' original deadline challenge to States to comply with Real ID regulations.

Looking back to May 2008, many doubled up on identity theft prevention services, aluminum wallets, RFID shields and banking encryption to fend off the digital privacy drawbacks of carrying a national ID card. Sometime later, the Real ID Act was banned in over 25 States legislatures who cited potential loss of privacy and expensive costs as reasons to Opt-out of the program. The law became virtually unenforceable as a national identity system, but are citizens and residents really free and clear of the negative impacts stemming from Real ID?

While the Obama Administration pledged there would be no enforcement of Real ID regulations, there has been an increase in identity requirements nationwide and some appropriations to States this year for the program.  These actions seem to be consistent with a Homeland Security hearing discussion; which no longer defers the national deadline for individual compliance. It is now set for January 15th, 2013.

Here are 5 signs you may be dealing with Real ID in 2012.

ACLU challenges start of New Jersey's new driver's license renewal program

Jersey urging citizens to line up and Eat their Chip

Jersey Eats The Veri-Chip

And the contract goes to Jersey FEMA....

DELRAY BEACH, FL – April 20, 2009 -- VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIP) (“VeriChip”), a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that it has sold the VeriTrace™ system for disaster relief and emergency management needs to Atlantic and Mercer counties in New Jersey.