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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: Teresa on February 17, 2011, 04:39:09 PM

Title: Internet IDs Are On the Way
Post by: Teresa on February 17, 2011, 04:39:09 PM
Internet IDs Are On the Way..

Under the guise of security, the Obama administration is creating an Internet ID for all Americans. The program for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace was announced last week by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

The new program will allow Americans to obtain Internet IDs so they may engage in sending emails, doing their online banking, accessing health records, and a number of other transactions.

Locke contends that the program will allow the private sector to facilitate online activities untouched, without the federal government taking full control. He explains:

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http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/tech-mainmenu-30/computers/5890-internet-ids-are-on-the-way 

Title: Re: Internet IDs Are On the Way
Post by: srkruzich on February 17, 2011, 06:24:53 PM
Bull ****. TIme to start pgp encrypting my emails.
Title: Re: Internet IDs Are On the Way
Post by: Patriot on February 17, 2011, 08:52:04 PM
Inch by inch!  Hey! I think I hear frogs snoring.... or is that the sound of water beginning to boil.

Where are the naysayers?  Perhaps they're screaming at their elected representatives.... from their home counties to Wash., D.C.

Sure hope so.  Our grandkids will appreciate the effort.

Change is commin'.  But what kind of change?