Reply #20: Chertoff to Announce National ID Standards (REAL ID) [View All]

Source: ABC

REAL ID Program Has Drawn Criticism From States, Privacy Groups

Following 9/11 commission recommendations aimed at rooting out potential terrorists, driver's license rules and procedures will be standardized across all 50 states, the Department of Homeland Security will announce today.

But the new plan is likely to anger many -- from states who will have to implement the costly changes to civil rights groups who charge the changes will invade individuals' privacy and make them more vulnerable to identity theft.

The program, called REAL ID, will require states to demand certain standards for individuals obtaining driver's licenses, including proof of citizenship and residency, instead of the typical date of birth and Social Security number.

U.S. citizens born after Dec. 1, 1964 will have to comply with the new guidelines by 2014. Individuals over the age of 50 would not have to comply, an exception designed to help states transition into the new plan.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4117489&page=1

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So much for waiting on the Supreme Court decision, ooh that't right these two things have NOTHING to do with one another :eyes: