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National Identification Schemes: Links to Resources
A collection of resources about National ID Cards and Privacy concerns.
Authors:
- Jeff Johnson, CPSR, UI Wizards, Inc.
- Felix Stalder, Director, Openflows; Post-doc Surveillance Project, Queen's University
- Additional Contributors: Ben Shneiderman
National ID Cards: CPSR Documents and Events
- National ID Cards: Frequently Asked Questions
- California State Assembly Judiciary Committee Hearging: Analysis - Jeff Johnson, Summary - Lenny Siegel et. al.
- Citizen of the Republic: The National ID Card Debate, held at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, December 5, 2001
National ID Cards: Position Statements
- Privacy International: FAQ on National ID Cards
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC): National ID Cards
- Fact Squad Radio: One-minute audio discussion of National ID Cards (mp3 file). Oct. 22, 2001
- ACLU: Why Does the ACLU Oppose a National I.D. Card System?
- Cato Institute:Opposition to National ID Card
- Association of Computing Machinery (USACM): Testimony of Prof. Ben Shneiderman before House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations (16 Nov. 2001)
- People for Internet Responsibility (PFIR): Risks of National Identity Cards, (from Communications of the ACM, Inside RISKS, Dec 2001
- Prof. Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University: You'll Love Those National ID Cards, from Christian Science Monitor, Jan 14, 2002.
National ID Cards: Press Coverage
- InfoWorld: Sept. 11 attacks stir national ID card debate
- InfoWorld: White House Nixes Controversial National ID Notion
- SiliconValley.com:Support grows for Ellison's national ID card proposal
- LA Times: National ID Card System Failing to Attract Supporters
- InfoWorld: White House Nixes Controversial National ID Notion
- National Review: The ID Idea
- BusinessWeek.com: Databases and Security vs. Privacy
- BusinessWeek.com: Don't Make Privacy the Next Victim of Terror
- Business Week: Debate on ID cards (05.11.2001)
- TownHall.com: A National I.D. Card? Yes; Run By Larry Ellison? No
- SiliconValley.com: "Ellison goes into detail about national ID"
- New York Times: National ID Cards: One Size Fits All (NOTE: Registration required to access article (free))
- OpinionJournal.com: Interview with Larry Ellison promoting his ID card plan
- IEEE Spectrum: Security, Fear, and National ID Cards -- A Reporter Obtains and Uses a False New York ID Card
ID Cards for Immigrants
- LA Times: Mexican ID Cards Drawing Criticism
Smart Cards
- Smart Cards: Scientific America (August 1996) (Still one of the best concise intros to smart cards)
- Information Policy Research Program - Smart Card Project (Canada)
- Tamper Resistance - a Cautionary Note (1996)
Social Security Number
Biometrics: Fingerprints, Retina Scanning, Face Recognition
- "Surveillance Technology: Tracking Terrorists and Protecting Public Places": Transcript of IEEE Spectrum/ New York Academy of Sciences Press Briefing on Biometric Technologies
- Biometric Consortium (U.S. govt.)
- Identity Technology Working Group (Canada)
- Biometrics: Journal of the International Biometric Society
- Riks-University of Groningen (Netherlands): Face Recognition Page
- International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA.org)
- Biometrics Companies:
- NYT: Article on Retina Scanning: "Security on the Brain, Solutions in the Eyes" (NOTE: Free registration required to access article)
- ACLU FAQ on Facial Recognition Technology
- ACLU Article on Facial Recognition Technology
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