Thread: Action Alert: Support HR220 Common Sense ID THEFT & REAL

Originally Posted by mrrabbit

I'll breathe some valid life back into this thread...

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=421845

...scroll down and read post #25...

Enjoy your coffee...

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Exactly and I see the man who posted is a former marine.

The Real ID will be repealed. More Americans are waking up to it and understand that this law is not a useful tool to stop terrorists or illegals, but it is a useful tool to keep tabs on all Americans and open us up to increased identity theft.

Keep Fighting the Real ID. Getting it repealed may help save your identity. Identity theft is on the rise and putting information that the real id requiers into one system is an open inviattion to hackers. Here are some recent headlines.

Augusta Men Arrested for Identity Theft
NBC 29 News, VA - 13 hours ago
Four men are behind bars for stealing identities to make fake ID cards in Augusta County. Police arrested 23-year-old Crisogono Hernandez, 37-year-old ...http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S ... 496_12_3_2

State Asks Southington To Give 26 ID-Theft Protection
Hartford Courant, United States - Jun 7, 2008
He said the state wants the water department to provide the affected employees with identity-theft insurance and with a credit-protection plan that would ... http://www.courant.com/news/local/nb/hc ... 3269.story

ETSU Worried Stolen Computer May Lead To ID Theft
Bristol Herald Courier, TN - 22 hours ago
By News Channel 11 6200 East Tennessee State University students, alumni and staff may have had their personal information compromised. ... http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local ... eft/10470/

ID theft expert responds to handheld hassle: cell phone spies
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 6, 2008
By Pat Sherman During the past few months, identity theft expert Jay Foley has received a number of interesting calls. “They're calling because strange and ... http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nort ... llspy.html

4 jailed on ID theft charges
WJZ, MD - Jun 7, 2008
(AP) State police say four Augusta County men have been charged with identity theft and document fraud. Three of the men were arrested Friday at the ... http://wjz.com/virginiawire/22.0.html?t ... rrests.xml

Guilty plea in ID theft that fueled lavish life
The Associated Press - Jun 2, 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of a large identity theft scheme that paid for a lavish life with his girlfriend has pleaded guilty in federal court in ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gIGi ... QD9125Q3G0

This is just the past week alone. How much more proof do you need that there is no fool proof protection on your information? Putting it in one place will open you to more identity theft. Not less.

Even having laws to notify you of a breach will not do much to protect you. Once the hackers have the information, it will be up to you to prove that you didnt buy a house in another state or country and then default on it or it wasn't you who went to the hospital for expensive procedures and never paid the bill. Worse yet, a hacker could clean out your savings and take most of what you have before you even know. Even with protections in place, do you really want to go through all of those hassles to risk your financial security?

Real ID is a Real Mess. Stand up against it today.


Breach disclosure laws have 'no effect' on identity theft
Register, UK - Jun 5, 2008
By John Leyden → More by this author Widespread information security breach laws in the US have failed to do much to reduce identity theft. ...
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/0 ... e_effects/

The new TSA rules, however, lack a critical phase of the Real ID regulations — a pointer system that allows state officials to determine where an individual’s driving record is kept. They also lack a requirement that individuals prove legal presence to obtain a Real ID credential.

The enabling technologies for the pointer system and database infrastructure for the legal presence reviews haven’t been completed.

That network eventually will link DMVs with federal databases that assure a noncitizen’s legal presence in the country.

The network will eventually link DMV'S with federal databases..

THIS IS A NATIONAL ID CARD, Plain and simple.


http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-702020.html#702020

LA just joined the fight!

http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-702379.html#702379

Ariz. Legislature kills Real ID; critics point to hefty costs
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-702856.html#702856

Minnesota and Alaska Legislatures Reject Real ID
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-702866.html#702866

Let the real ID Rebellion grow!

jp wrote:

LA just joined the fight!

Not surprising, especially considering the fact that Los Angeles is probably the city with the largest group of illegal aliens in the country. As we all know, LA has a strong reputation of aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Furthermore, it would be easy for an illegal alien terrorist to reside, scheme, and thrive in LA.

IMHO, having Los Angeles in the fight against Real ID is nothing to crow about.

Originally Posted by MW

jp wrote:

LA just joined the fight!

Not surprising, especially considering the fact that Los Angeles is probably the city with the largest group of illegal aliens in the country. As we all know, LA has a strong reputation of aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Furthermore, it would be easy for an illegal alien terrorist to reside, scheme, and thrive in LA.

IMHO, having Los Angeles in the fight against Real ID is nothing to crow about.

LA is the abbreviation for Louisiana. Proof that some people do not actually read the article before they Throw out an opinion.

Reading is Fundamental.

jp wrote:

LA is the abbreviation for Louisiana. Proof that some people do not actually read the article before they Throw out an opinion.

Reading is Fundamental.

You're right, I didn't bother to read the article because they all pretty much say the same. Must admit, I did think it was sort of unusual that the interest of a city in California would be something to boast about.

Oh well, I can live with my mistake in this instance.