State officials "unclear" what being out of compliance on REAL ID means
c/o Seattle PI - Chris Grygiel
Come May of next year, Washington state will purposely be out of compliance with the federal government's "REAL ID" program for enhanced security driver's licenses which will be required by the Homeland Security Department for travel.
What that means is "anybody's guess," state lawmakers were told Wednesday.
In 2007 the state Legislature passed a law saying Washington wouldn't create a new driver's license unless Uncle Sam picked up the tab and privacy concerns were resolved.
:::MORE HERE:::
BTC COMMENT:
I can see why Washington State is truly confused over terms of federal compliance. They adopted the Enhanced Drivers Licenses. [What more do ya want, Feds?]
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
REDUX: Wikileak's vs. EU Sexx Laws, more redacted record dumps
BTC -- Nothing has been as entertaining to watch for absurdity as charges were progressed to arrest Julian Assange, Wikileak's founder, for violating Swedish sex laws when "the condom broke".
For news analysis, Mr. Beck.
Wikileaks may equate the PENTAGON PAPERS v. 3.0 Assange's legal team threatens to "power leak" all over the world wide web if he is harmed or killed. For instance, The Mexican Cables: "Why is this stuff secret?"
Here's second life for news that matters:
Government forced to release thousands of seriously redacted documents about domestic spying
The CIA: A Law Unto Itself
GOP wants photo IDs for N.C. voters
Lawmakers call on TSA to release X-ray inspection records
WAL-MART CLEARANCE: DHS gets to "message" shoppers
UK DNA profiles of innocent citizens on police databases to be destroyed
Web Advertisers fear Do Not Track policies
For news analysis, Mr. Beck.
Wikileaks may equate the PENTAGON PAPERS v. 3.0 Assange's legal team threatens to "power leak" all over the world wide web if he is harmed or killed. For instance, The Mexican Cables: "Why is this stuff secret?"
Government forced to release thousands of seriously redacted documents about domestic spying
The CIA: A Law Unto Itself
GOP wants photo IDs for N.C. voters
Lawmakers call on TSA to release X-ray inspection records
WAL-MART CLEARANCE: DHS gets to "message" shoppers
UK DNA profiles of innocent citizens on police databases to be destroyed
Web Advertisers fear Do Not Track policies
The No fly zone: TSA case on ID to fly taken up in New Mexico
UPDATE via Twitter
Phil Mocek's trial delayed to 9 a.m. Thurs. 12/9 in #ABQ. What is the #TSA trying to hide?http://bit.ly/dWGm7D
c/o The Alibi
Phil Mocek's trial in Bernalillo County Metro Court tomorrow might be the first of its kind in the country. He was arrested after refusing to present identification to the Transportation Security Administration. Mocek's case may be the first time someone has been arrested or charged with a crime after trying to travel by plane without showing ID.
He'll will be driving—not flying—from his hometown of Seattle to the Duke City for the trial.:::MORE HERE:::
Friday, December 3, 2010
ACTION ALERT: Public Comment taken on Fusion Centers
***Comments are due December 15, 2010.***
If you actually want to make a difference; MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN & YOUR VOICE HEARD!! Public input and your comments are being considered by those considering your 4th Amendment. Continue to "Plead the 4th".. by sending your solutions, opinions, remarks and comments by following the directions.
c/o EPIC :::Public Comments Sought on Federal Fusion CentersFor More Information, see EPIC: Information Fusion Centers and Privacy, EPIC: Total Information Awareness, and EPIC v. Virginia Department of State Police (Fusion Center Secrecy Bill).
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of an updated and reissued system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General--002 Investigative Records System of Records and this proposed rulemaking. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2009-0095, by one of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 703-483-2999.
Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personalinformation provided. [ BE POLITE!!]
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general questions please contact:
If you actually want to make a difference; MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN & YOUR VOICE HEARD!! Public input and your comments are being considered by those considering your 4th Amendment. Continue to "Plead the 4th".. by sending your solutions, opinions, remarks and comments by following the directions.
c/o EPIC :::Public Comments Sought on Federal Fusion CentersFor More Information, see EPIC: Information Fusion Centers and Privacy, EPIC: Total Information Awareness, and EPIC v. Virginia Department of State Police (Fusion Center Secrecy Bill).
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of an updated and reissued system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General--002 Investigative Records System of Records and this proposed rulemaking. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2009-0095, by one of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 703-483-2999.
Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personalinformation provided. [ BE POLITE!!]
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general questions please contact:
Doris A. Wojnarowski (202-254-4211),
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General,
Mail Stop 2600, 245 Murray Drive, SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528; or by facsimile (202) 254-4299.
For privacy issues please contact: Mary Ellen Callahan (703-235-0780),
Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security,
245 Murray Drive, SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
WIRED: Credit Cards targeted for warrantless tracking
c/o WIRED's Ryan Singel
Federal law enforcement agencies have been tracking Americans in real-time using credit cards, loyalty cards and travel reservations without getting a court order, a new document released under a government sunshine request shows.
The document, obtained by security researcher Christopher Soghoian, explains how so-called “Hotwatch” orders allow for real-time tracking of individuals in a criminal investigation via credit card companies, rental car agencies, calling cards, and even grocery store loyalty programs. The revelation sheds a little more light on the Justice Department’s increasing power and willingness to surveil Americans with little to no judicial or Congressional oversight.
:::MORE HERE:::
RELATED NEWS:
Federal law enforcement agencies have been tracking Americans in real-time using credit cards, loyalty cards and travel reservations without getting a court order, a new document released under a government sunshine request shows.
The document, obtained by security researcher Christopher Soghoian, explains how so-called “Hotwatch” orders allow for real-time tracking of individuals in a criminal investigation via credit card companies, rental car agencies, calling cards, and even grocery store loyalty programs. The revelation sheds a little more light on the Justice Department’s increasing power and willingness to surveil Americans with little to no judicial or Congressional oversight.
:::MORE HERE:::
RELATED NEWS:
- United States: FDIC Teams With FBI to Investigate Member-Insured Institutions
- Papers, Please! -- Testimony to the Canadian Parliament on US access to travel data
- Report Shows Exactly Why Federal Whistleblowers Need Protection
- Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to "Pharmacologic Waterboarding"
Florida: DMV brokers drivers license after adopting Real ID laws
:::SPECIAL PODCAST EDITION BTC - Florida's wintery grounds become heated over DMV mishandling of driver information. The West Palm Beach Post reported the DMV had sold license records to 3rd party marketing firms, including some very private information, like Social Security Numbers. The civil lawsuit is based on violations of a federal driver privacy law.
According to Paul Henry with Floridians Against Real ID, this is the 2nd class action State based lawsuit against the DMV's mishandling of driver records. The lawsuit is the first of it's kind since the Florida adopted State laws compliant with the Real ID Act. Privacy and data brokerage concerns have been a strong argument against moving towards centralized ID card systems for Americans.
Mr. Henry updates us on legislative reform towards driver privacy and updates on Florida's move to nullify the Real ID Act, invoking a classic 10th Amendment move.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Florida State sues DMV for data brokering license information
c/o The Palm Beach Post @CNS News
A lawsuit against the state of Florida over the sale of personal driver's license information to a private firm may proceed as a class action, a federal judge has ruled.
The suit claims the state, specifically the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, improperly sold personal information gleaned from about 31 million driver's license records to Shadowsoft Inc., an Irving, Texas-based Internet marketer. Shadowsoft then sold the information to other firms that target consumers.
:::MORE HERE:::
A lawsuit against the state of Florida over the sale of personal driver's license information to a private firm may proceed as a class action, a federal judge has ruled.
The suit claims the state, specifically the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, improperly sold personal information gleaned from about 31 million driver's license records to Shadowsoft Inc., an Irving, Texas-based Internet marketer. Shadowsoft then sold the information to other firms that target consumers.
:::MORE HERE:::
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