Have you heard? Commerce Secretary Gary Locke just announced that he's developing virtual ID cards for Internet users -- and they could pose a severe threat to our privacy! The program's called the "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” and the draft proposal indicates that we'd be forced to use the IDs for any online transactions with the government, and for online interactions with businesses that use them.

If the system is fully implemented you'll have one centralized Internet identity, making it even easier to track your online activity. The government shouldn't be forcing Americans to use Internet ID cards:


Virtual ID cards for Internet users

I was going to sign the online petition, and then I realized that would just get me signed up for my internet identity card - it would be emailed to me, not snail mail via the USPS. How can I know that Demand Progress isn't part of the government ruse?

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