January 26, 2004
Big Brother Howard Dean
Here is a new CNET News article by Declan Mccullagh on Howard Dean's 2002 proposal for enabling Vermont's driver's license with smart card technology. He cites a March 2002 Dean speech:
"On the Internet, this card will confirm all the information required to gain access to a state (government) network--while also barring anyone who isn't legal age from entering an adult chat room, making the Internet safer for our children, or prevent adults from entering a children's chat room and preying on our kids...Many new computer systems are being created with card reader technology. Older computers can add this feature for very little money."
Dean's people have not responded to repeated attempts by McCullagh to get his current views on his 2002 proposal.