[89486] in Cypherpunks
Re: Smartcards - Drivers Licenses in New Jersey
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David HM Spector)
Wed Nov 5 05:51:00 1997
To: "Robert A. Costner" <pooh@efga.org>
cc: "CypherPunks List" <cypherpunks@algebra.com>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 03 Nov 1997 00:19:06 EST."
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 18:03:05 -0500
From: David HM Spector <spector@zeitgeist.com>
Reply-To: David HM Spector <spector@zeitgeist.com>
Robert,
Um.... I think you are over stating things "just a little"...
The URL you referenced says:
"State policy makers and officials are CONSIDERING [emphasis
added] innovative plans to develop a smart driver's
license. IF IMPLEMENTED,[emphasis added] New Jersey would be
the first state in the nation to require drivers to carry the
new "smart card," which will look more like a credit card... "
:
:
<other stuff about contents of the smartcard not included>
There are plenty of things in the world of information privacy to get
hysterical about; but please lets not proclaim them realities before
they actually are...
Having said that... if you live in the Garden State, get on the phone
to your state legislators and express your concerns on this troubling
idea and how it may be used before is DOES become something to scream
about....
David
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