MIT REAL ID FORUM
posted by:Ian Kerr // 07:21 PM // September 19, 2005 // Digital Activism and Advocacy
According to the organizers of an upcoming event at MIT, US citizens' digital and physical identities may be about to merge under a new US federal law that requires a standard federally controlled identity card.
Consequently, the MIT Media Lab and MIT E-Commerce Architecture Program are hosting a two part Real ID Forum that aims to explore. the Real ID Act of 2005 [which sets up a new federally controlled driver license that can be read by computers according to common national standards, raising many public policy, technical and business problems and prospects].
The first forum is on online discussion, facilitated by experts in the relevant fields, and taking place from Monday, September 19th at 3pm Eastern Time through Friday, September 23rd. It addresses Qs such as:
>Is the Real ID going to be a National Identity for the USA?
>Does it represent the ultimate convergence of physical identity cards and your digital log in?
>Are the privacy, civil liberties and administrative issues addressed adequately?
>How should the various competing interests surrounding implementation of the Real ID Act be balanced?
There will also be a face to face meeting, held at the MIT Media Lab in November, 2005.
To find out more information and to register for this free program, CLICK HERE
