 | Machine Readable Passport now in Austria The Philippine Embassy in Austria has started issuing MRB since Agust 1, 2008 |
 | Science Commons Google Tech Talks June 25, 2007 ABSTRACT Science Commons was launched to expand the Creative Commons mission into the scientific realm. James Boyle will be talking about two Science Commons projects: The Neurocommons and the Materials Transfer Project. The Materials Transfer Project uses standard machine readable licenses so that one day sharing biological materials between labs might be as easy as buying books from Amazon. If these words weren't forbidden at Google, he'd describe the Neurocommons as a first draft of an open "semantic web" for neurology. The overall goal is to take some of the ingenuity we devote to allowing teenagers to flirt with each other online, or people to share and find... |
 | Semantic Web Google Tech Talks May 25, 2007 ABSTRACT The Semantic Web is a field aiming a the creation, deployment, and interoperation of machine readable data on the Internet. In the talk we present some projects in DERI on Semantic Web technologies - notably Semantic Interlinking of Online Community sites, Social Semantic Collaborative Filtering, and ActiveRDF, a library for Browsing, programming and navigating Semantic Web data. The SIOC (Semantic Interlinking of Online Communities) project [1] is an effort aiming at establishing and deploying a metadata vocabulary for interlinking and connecting distributed conversation on blogs, bulletin boards, and mailing lists. The vocabulary has been implemented... |
 | (2005) Ron Paul: The Real ID Card is a National ID (US House of Representatives - February 10, 2005) Congressman Ron Paul opposes a National ID. Starting on May 11, 2008, Americans will need a federally approved, "machine readable" ID card. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Transcript) ...With the utmost sincerity and a deep conviction, I am quite confident that this bill, if you vote for it, you will be voting for a national ID card. I know some will argue against that and they say this is voluntary, but it really cannot be voluntary. If a State opts out, nobody is going to accept their driver's license. So this is not voluntary. As a matter of fact, even the House Republican Conference, which sent a statement around with some points about this bill, said "the Federal Government should set standards for the issuance of birth certificates and sources of identification such as driver's licenses." This is nationalization of all identification. It will be the confirmation of the notion that we will be carrying our papers. As a matter of fact, I think it might be worse than just carrying our papers and showing our papers, because in this bill there are no limitations as to the information that may be placed on this identification card. There are minimum standards, but no maximum limitations. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security can add anything it wants. So if they would like to put on our driver's license that you belong to a pro-gun group, it may well become mandatory, because there may be an administration some day that might like to have that information. But there is no limitation as far as biometrics and there is no limitation as far as radio frequency identification. That technology is already available and being used on our passports. This means that you do not have to show your papers. All you have to do is walk by somebody that has a radio frequency ability to read your passport or read your driver's license. There is no limitation as to what they can put on these documents. This bill also allows the definition of "terrorism" to be re-defined. There are no limitations. In many ways I understand how well intentioned this is, but to me it is sort of like the gun issue. Conservatives always know that you do not register guns, that is just terrible, because the criminals will not register their guns. But what are we doing with this bill? We are registering all the American people, and your goal is to register the criminals and the thugs and the terrorists. Well, why does a terrorist need a driver's license? They can just steal a car or steal an airplane or steal a bus or whatever they want to do. So you are registering all the American people because you are looking for a terrorist, and all the terrorist is going to do is avoid the law. But we all, the American people, will have to obey the law. If we do not, we go to prison. ------------------------------------------------------------ The day before (February 9, 2005), Ron Paul spoke against HR 418, the REAL ID Act, before the US House of Representatives. "HR 418- A National ID Bill Masquerading as Immigration Reform" (Transcript) Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to HR 418, the REAL ID Act. This bill purports to make us safer from terrorists who may sneak into the United States, and from other illegal immigrants. While I agree that these issues are of vital importance, this bill will do very little to make us more secure. It will not address our real vulnerabilities. It will, however, make us much less free. In reality, this bill is a Trojan horse. It pretends to offer desperately needed border control in order to stampede Americans into sacrificing what is uniquely American: our constitutionally protected liberty. What is wrong with this bill? The REAL ID Act establishes a national ID card by mandating that states include certain minimum identification standards on driver's licenses. It contains no limits on the government's power to impose additional standards. Indeed, it gives authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to unilaterally add requirements as he sees fit. Supporters claim it is not a national ID because it is voluntary. However, any state that opts out will automatically make non-persons out of its citizens. The citizens of that state will be unable to have any dealings with the federal government because their ID will not be accepted. They will not be able to fly or to take a train. In essence, in the eyes of the federal government they will cease to exist. It is absurd to call this voluntary. ... [ http://www.gunowners.org/op0506.htm ] |
 | Bush pushes RFID President Signs BILL FOR BIOMETRICS on May 14, 2002 Cellular Antennas emitting radiation is deadly. RFID INSIDE you as shown on other RFID videos, an electrical charge when inside your body could be fatal. Biometrics, RFID, Cell Phone and Health connections. Thee NWO secret weapon - Radiation for Depopulation - in toys people love and trust. "ICAO's decision to make facial recognition technology the standard passport biometric was not made until May, 2003, leaving countries only 17 months to bring a biometric passport that meets that standard from design to production, a process that normally takes years." Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs JAN 28 2004 TEXT OF SPEECH and VIDEO http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020514-4.html VISIT Visitor & Immigration Status Indication Technology http://www.privacyinternational.org/issues/terrorism/rpt/dangers_of_visit.pdf MRPs - machine readable passports |
 | DFA MRP How to Affix your Fingerprints and Signature This video clip shows how to affix fingerprints and signature on the Computer-generated Form in applying for a Philippine machine-readable passport. |
 | Real ID Act - Sam Ettaro joins the discussion http://BlogTalkRadio.com/ekbtv http://ekbtv.blogspot.com The REAL ID Act of 2005 stipulates that after May 11, 2008, "a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver's license or identification card issued by a State to any person unless the State is meeting the requirements" specified in the REAL ID Act. The Act includes the following requirements: A driver's license or identification card must include certain specific information and features. A driver's license or identification card cannot be issued unless certain specific documentation is presented. The state must verify all documentation presented with an application. Driver's licenses or identification cards issued to persons who are present in the United States only temporarily can be valid only for the amount of time for which the persons are authorized to be in the United States. Controls and processes must be established to ensure the security of the issuance process. Each state must maintain a motor vehicle database and provide all other states with electronic access to the database. The REAL ID Act also stipulates that the technology incorporated into the driver's license or identification card must meet the following requirements: It must support physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the credential for fraudulent purposes. It must be a common, machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements. The Department of Homeland Security has the authority to issue regulations and set standards for compliance with the REAL ID Act. Smart Card Technology and Identity Applications Smart card technology is currently recognized as the most appropriate technology for identity applications that must meet certain critical security requirements, including: Authenticating the bearer of an identity credential when used in conjunction with personal identification numbers (PINs) or biometric technologies |
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