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interweb cops: National Internet Web ID proposed by white house: 1984 Boulder #boulder
Jan 11th
Obama’s Internet Plan Sounds an Awful Lot Like a National Internet ID
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research on Friday that President Obama intended to turn over development of a national Internet ID to the Commerce Department.
Pursuant to the Orwellian-sounding National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which the administration is currently writing, Commerce will create a program to provide and administer an allegedly voluntary interoperable verified online IDs.
An early draft makes the case for such an ID.
“(A) secure cyberspace is critical to the health of our economy and to the security of our Nation. In particular, the Federal Government must address the recent and alarming rise in online fraud, identity theft, and misuse of information online. One key step in reducing online fraud and identity theft is to increase the level of trust associated with identities in cyberspace. While this Strategy recognizes the value of anonymity for many online transactions (e.g., blog postings), for other types of transactions (e.g., online banking or accessing electronic health records) it is important that the parties to that transaction have a high degree of trust that they are interacting with known entities.”
According to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, as reported by CNET:
“We are not talking about a national ID card. We are not talking about a government-controlled system. What we are talking about is enhancing online security and privacy, and reducing and perhaps even eliminating the need to memorize a dozen passwords, through creation and use of more trusted digital identities.”
We are talking about a government-controlled system. That is exactly what we are talking about. In fact, the presentation of what few facts exist is vague enough as to be good for nothing but worry.
Here are the few facts on the program that are available.
- The government will enable the creation of verified identities
- The government will create an “Identity Ecosystem”
- Getting a verified identity will be elective
- Verizon, Google, PayPal, Symantec and AT&T support the program
- A user would be able to use one login to sign in to all of their sites
So, a user would have one, “verified” ID, which would be known by the government, and a set of large corporations. Given the periodic outbreak of governmental and corporate shenanigans, we fail to see the benefit of such a system.
Further, the “Identity Ecosystem” sounds strangely like the national intranet the Chinese government has been working on, as an alternative to the Internet as a whole, and more controllable.
“The Identity Ecosystem is the embodiment of the vision. It is an online environment where individuals, organizations, services, and devices can trust each other because authoritative sources establish and authenticate their digital identities.”
We write frequently here about Facebook’s efforts to become the source of a universal verified online ID system, but a campaign by the US government to do something similar is another matter. It would be niave to assume that either party is motivated by nothing more than convenience on the part of users.
Boulder celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 11th
On Monday, Jan. 17, Boulder will honor Dr. King with a day of dialogue, tribute and celebration of his life, struggles and dreams. This day of activities, planned by community organizations, the City of Boulder and University of Colorado at Boulder will serve as an opportunity to not only reflect on Dr. King’s life and work, but to commit ourselves to helping make our world and our community a better place.
The day’s festivities, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Boulder High School, 1604 ArapahoeAve., include a rally and march, a Human Rights Fair and children’s activities, a presentation by Boulder ADAPT disability rights leaders, Sudanese singers, Glenda Robinson & The African American Heritage Voices of the Second Baptist Community Church and a keynote presentation by Jonny5 of the Flobots. Free parking will be available on the street and in the Boulder High School parking lot.
The event is brought to the Boulder community by: the Boulder MLK Planning Committee: the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission, the Youth Opportunities Program/Youth Opportunities Advisory Board (YOAB), the Office of Human Rights & Community Relations and the Boulder Public Library; the University of Colorado at Boulder, Center for Multicultural Affairs; the Boulder Valley School District, Boulder High School; the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); Boulder ADAPT; Boulder Community United; the I Have A Dream Foundation; the New Horizons Cooperative Preschool; the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center; the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-Violence SPAN, and the Watershed School.
For more information contact Carmen Atilano, City of Boulder, Department of Housing & Human Services, Office of Human Rights & Community Relations at 303-441-3141.
Colorado US Senator Michael Bennet Life threatened " I might come down and start shooting people"
Jan 11th
The office of Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) has released a statement confirming that a person made a threat against the Senator’s office, and that the person has been arrested.
Bennet Communications Director Adam Bozzi wrote the following:
We can confirm that there was a threat against Senator Bennet’s office and that the FBI working with the Capitol Police have arrested the individual responsible for the threat. Per their advice, we are referring inquiries related to this matter to the Capitol Police. Michael has full confidence in the law enforcement agencies handling the case and remains focused on his job serving the people of Colorado.
According to the FBI complaint, a man named John Troy Davis has been calling Bennet’s office in Denver, Colorado for some time, asking for a hearing regarding his Social Security benefits. During a call in December, Davis allegedly threatened a staff member “by stating that he might come down and shoot people.” On Jan. 6, Davis called again, and allegedly told a different staff member, “I’m a schizophrenic and I need help,” and later said, “I’m just going to come down there and shoot you all.”
During a second call on Jan. 6, Davis allegedly told a third staff member that he was upset about not having a hearing about his benefits. According to the complaint, the senator’s office had arranged a meeting in the past, but Davis had failed to show up. In the second Jan. 6 call, Davis allegedly said “I killed that woman. To get your attention, I will go down there and set fire to the perimeter.” He also allegedly said he “may go to terrorism.” When the staff member told Davis he was making threats to a senator’s office, Davis allegedly “screamed.”
Davis is being charged with one count of assault on a federal employee.