Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Is Big Brother closer than you think? - National ID card for the Internet


Federalized security screening at airports has been such a success that President Obama wants to apply the same government "expertise" to the realm of online commerce and commentary.

The White House cybersecurity coordinator, Howard Schmidt who was the former vice president and chief information security officer and chief security strategist for eBay, joined Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Jan. 7 to announce what amounts to a national ID card for the Internet.

Read more about Obama's Internet Passport at The Washington Times.

What's next? ThoughtCrime?
  • Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you."
    - George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 1


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