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Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans - DaveS - 01-11-2011
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20027837-501465.html
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.
Re: Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans - lafinfil - 01-11-2011
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,1071306,1072295#msg-1072295
Re: Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans - DaveS - 01-11-2011
my bad
Re: Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans - Lux Interior - 01-11-2011
Re: Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans - decocritter - 01-12-2011
Funny ....busted. That Frenchman is a mess.