President Obama is putting plans in motion to give the Commerce Department authority to create an Internet ID for all Americans, a White House official told CNET.com.
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt told the website it is "the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government" to centralize efforts toward creating an "identity ecosystem" for the Internet.
Schmidt stresses that anonymity will remain on the Internet, saying there's no chance that "a centralized database will emerge."
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(THIS IS A BIG JOKE:
LIES LIES LIES ON THE GUISE OF PROTECTING THE PEOPLE . HOW MUCH MORE PROTECTION DO WE NEED AND CAN'T WE PROTECT OURSELVES AND OWN UP TO OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM?)
Obama to hand Commerce Dept. authority over cybersecurity ID
STANFORD, Calif.--President Obama is planning to hand the U.S. Commerce Department authority over a forthcoming cybersecurity effort to create an Internet ID for Americans, a White House official said here today.
It's "the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government" to centralize efforts toward creating an "identity ecosystem" for the Internet, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt said.
That news, first reported by CNET, effectively pushes the department to the forefront of the issue, beating out other potential candidates, including the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The move also is likely to please privacy and civil-liberties groups that have raised concerns in the past over the dual roles of police and intelligence agencies.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20027800-281.html
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