cNet.com – Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan
WASHINGTON–U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Thursday defended forthcoming national ID cards as vital for security and consistent with privacy rights.
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"Do you think your privacy is better protected if someone can walk around with phony docs with your name and your Social Security number, or is your privacy better protected if you have the confidence that the identification relied upon is in fact reliable and uniquely tied to a single individual?" Chertoff asked rhetorically.Has anyone heard of false dilemma before? This is where you are presented with two choices when there are actually many. One choice is always extremely horrible to make the other seem reasonable. An example could be, "Would you rather put RFID in your credit cards or have a horde of violent viking warriors destroy your home and burn your family?"
 |  | False Dilemma choices are sometimes used accidentally, but are often a dirty trick to force people into agreeing or looking bad. Defeating them is only a matter of recognizing them when they're used and calling them out. |
Bottom line, do I have much trust that the government who brought us the RFID passport disaster and broken e-voting will get it right this time? No… no I don't.
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