DHS bureau heads mistakenly believe that Real ID is properly regulated. EPIC expressed concerns early this year TSA’s biometric collection would not comply with privacy law. DHS has not promoted information about a long-term plan to store and/or dispose of US identity securely after collection. Now they are moving the saw against US States with a non-compliant posture without providing evidence the reforms are necessary or compliant with privacy practices. If these agencies continue to proceed with this, you may see a new method of resistance from States: a cascade of lawsuits due to DHS non-compliance with US privacy laws.
Read moreADAPTATION: Adjusting your mental preferences for human choice
If you could buy online without compromising everything about yourself, would you opt for it? If there was an acceptable data currency to spring into the data business, instead of yourself, would you work toward trading on the alternative currency? Choice and economic alternatives can also be invented for mutual benefit of companies and consumers. It could all work out if we spent more time and energy on how to give privacy choice a chance.
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