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Internet IDs for everyone

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More big brother Could someone please explain to me why it is that Democrats thought that it was so horrible for public libraries to keep a log on who was using the computer terminal, but it is OK to require that everyone has to have a unique ID to use the internet This claim that it isnt a national ID card because it is a government controlled system makes no sense to me.blockquotePresident Obama is putting plans in motion to give the Commerce Department authority to create an Internet ID for all Americans, a White House official told CNET.com.White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt told the website it is the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government to centralize efforts toward creating an identity ecosystem for the Internet.The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is currently being drafted by the Obama administration and will be released by the president in a few months.We are not talking about a national ID card. We are not talking about a governmentcontrolled 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, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said at an event Friday at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, according to CNET.com. . . .blockquote