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And the federal RealID program provides a nice comprehensive dataset to train the computers with. This is the veiled motivation behind ID laws that are being pr

And the federal RealID program provides a nice comprehensive dataset to train the computers with. This is the veiled motivation behind ID laws that are being promoted as protecting the public from terrorists, sex offenders, or voter fraud. But what the US government really wants is to introduce a loophole in the 4th amendment by outsourcing policing. It's not an illegal search if it's done by a private company. And they don't have to respond to FOIA requests either.

therobot24 11y ago
Based on what is in Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act), i don't see any provisions mandating everyone having a government ID from the RealID program. Rather, "sets requirements for state driver's licenses and ID cards to be accepted by the federal government for 'official purposes'". Also the mandated IDs for 'voter fraud' were largely a political ploy to prevent certain people from voting, not to collect information. Maybe take off the tinfoil once in awhile.