The small group hot topic presentation on Civil Liberties totally shocked me.
I feel sort of stupid for not knowing about it before, but apparently the US Government will be implementing a program for a mandatory national ID card, implanted with an RFID chip, which will virtually render null and void all privacy. Our driver's licenses and passports will no longer be enough; we will all have to be in possession of these ID cards by May 2008.
"Every move you make" is a great lyric from an 80s Sting song, "I'll Be Watching You". I was never disturbed to hear Sting's voice making that promise, but I surely am not thrilled about the idea of Uncle Sam spying on every purchase I make.
I'm going to forward this youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7pHb7bPfMc
to all of my friends and contact my local representative to lobby against the REAL ID program.
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