Part of the linked article: "Those who make it through this document juggernaut become Real ID-compliant and
get a tiny gold star on their licenses. At some point, this will be needed to go into a federal building or to board a commercial airliner."
I renewed early last year to avoid the huge fee increase and this ID bee ess. I have 8.5 years left on my DL, but no Gold Star.
If not me someone without a Gold Star is going to start an interesting test case when they make this phone call: "Sorry, Judge, I can't make it to your court for my jury duty today. I used my DL to sign up on the voter roll where you got my name for the jury summons, but your federal building rent-a-cops downstairs would not let me in the courthouse with that same DL."
Originally Posted by
studentff
I guess she could use our car insurance policy and a W2, but I'm repulsed by the idea of giving the state and some clerk a document stating her income and liability coverage. That's really going too far in terms of privacy invasion.
State Big Brother already has this info. In most states don't insurance companies send info to the DMV automatically, so they know about your insurance? And the state unemployment office as well as the IRS has your income info. But in different offices, not all in front of this low level clerk at the DMV front counter who has no need to see it.
In one article last year I saw mention of the state scanning ALL the documents you bring in and storing somewhere in a big computer. Now that is a true invasion of privacy as they start your Official Komrade Dossier, and is an ID theft ring goldmine waiting to happen.
Originally Posted by
doober
Best thing for women to do in this day and age is to retain their maiden name when they marry. Or go back to their maiden name if they are divorced.
I agree. If you point this out, will Congresscritters be moved that RealID is Anti Traditional American Family Values?
