US Government Begins Rollout Of Its ‘Driver’s License For The Internet’

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May 052014
 

A few years back, the White House had a brilliant idea: Why not create a single, secure online ID that Americans could use to verify their identity across multiple websites, starting with local government services. The New York Times described it at the time as a “driver’s license for the internet.” 

Sound convenient? It is. Sound scary? It is.

Next month, a pilot program of the “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” will begin in government agencies in two US states, to test out whether the pros of a federally verified cyber ID outweigh the cons.

 Posted by at 6:09 pm on May 5, 2014

Michigan ban on race-based admissions practices is upheld

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Apr 222014
 

The Supreme Court this morning issued its 6-2 ruling that Michigan’s voter-backed ban on use of race in university admissions decisions can stand. The majority opinion affirms that voters can choose to eliminate practices that it considers to be unjust, exactly as had been envisioned as the goal in the early era of civil rights advocacy. Maryland – where almost everything is about race – remains on the wrong side of history.

 Posted by at 10:26 am on April 22, 2014
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