The White House cybersecurity adviser joined Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to announce what amounts to a national ID card for the Internet.
Instead of logging onto Facebook or one's bank using separate passwords established with each individual company or website, they want an "identity ecosystem" that will centralize personal information and credentials.
This system would issue a device that would confirm an individual's identity when making "online credit-card purchases, accessing electronic health care records, posting "anonymous" blog entries, or even logging onto one's own home computer, according to administration documents."
Locke explained that "robust identity solutions can substantially enhance the trustworthiness of online transactions. They can not only improve security, but, if done properly, can enhance privacy as well."
The government is not capable of securing information.
"Centralizing access to personal information only makes it easier for the bad guys because it means they only need to steal one key to unlock a vast wealth of financial and personal information. It's likely that the real motivation for this is to ensure the feds always have backdoor access into what people are doing in the online realm. Congress should take steps to ensure this Big Brother scheme is deleted."
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