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------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:57:50 -0700 To: politech@politechbot.com From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> Subject: FC: Microsoft pulls an Oracle: Passport to ID nearly all U.S. citizens? Send reply to: declan@well.com
From the Politech archives:
"Oracle's Larry Ellison lobbies hard for National ID card" http://www.politechbot.com/p-02680.html
In the end, responsibility for such a decision rests with the George W. Bush administration. But it is reasonable to wonder how much Microsoft lobbied for what would be a very, very lucrative contract.
-Declan
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Subject: Feds in bed with Microsoft Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:43:20 -0500 From: Andy Ringsmuth <andyring@inebraska.com> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@well.com>
Declan, saw this over on Slashdot. The Seattle Times is reporting that Mark Forman, associate director of information technology at the White House (or 'America's CIO', as he bills himself) has said the feds are considering the use of Microsoft's Passport technology to ID every citizen and every business seeking access to government services online. This is about as scary as it gets.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134438173_pas sport18.html
Please, Declan, urge Politech readers to write (literal, old-fashioned pen and paper, I think that makes the most impact) congressional representatives and tell them why this is such a bad idea, and for so many reasons.
-Andy Ringsmuth andyring@inebraska.com
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