[xSkiLLedx]

President Obama is planning to hand the U.S. Commerce Department authority over a forthcoming cybersecurity effort to create an Internet ID for Americans.

The idea is to create an "identity ecosystem" for the Internet, while the government says this is not a "National ID Card" it does appear to be very similar but restricted only to Internet activities.

"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; reducing and perhaps even eliminating the need to memorize a dozen passwords, through creation and use of more trusted digital identities."

While all the details are not yet set in stone, nor have they been passed into law, it seems like the Obama administration wants tighter control and easier access to track down individuals on the Internet.

Schmidt stressed today that anonymity and pseudonymity will remain possible on the Internet.

'I don't have to get a credential if I don't want to,' and that there's no chance that 'a centralized database will emerge,' from this movement".

How the Internet will react to such a mandate is still unknown and how it will play into being anonymous online is still up in the air.

The only thing for certain is that the government wants to be able to track your online activities with greater ease.

Source: WN Article

[krrish]

Well what can be done by us.
I think it for none.

If you want mac/windows keys then pm me

[Agentdigitalife]

Uploader, Where did you get this info from?

[PiraX]

Holy fucking shit. If this is real, I will create an underground mesh-net and evade using the "Internet" at all... BTW, this is my 700th post.

[♂ Elektrisk ♂]

Sources covering this:

http://www.examiner.com/internet-securit...the-basics
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...2011-1.DTL

[Vexes]

hmm...i agree with pyrax. I am actually going to tell my friend about this :S

[#OccupyHackForums]

Obama will most likely get assassinated if does this.

[Yum]

Ok first he stops dropshipping online now he want's to give us an ID. Big change from Bush, I don't think he knew what the internet was. Obama better lose in the next election.

[Lightangel]

I think he will do it if he has the power to. Besides, it's only for US residents, I have no business in this.

[♂ Elektrisk ♂]

How would this even work? How would non-US companies be able to verify your number with your identity?

[chroniccommand]

Lol bullshit the Internet is free I'm not gonna have a card just to get on the Internet.

[deafness]

It is aganist the net neutral law as well as evade our privacy and such, I believe.

[Rippin™]

Yeah, this is smart. So now if you get hacked you get hacked for everything lmao.

[Zeon]

This is absurd. And people believe America is "The Land of the Free"?

[Hуѕтєяιa X™]

This is absurd. And people believe America is "The Land of the Free"?

America stopped being "The land of the free" when he walked through the white house doors. :)