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Driver's Licenses to Become National ID Cards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mission-creep dept.

XorNand writes: "Time is reporting that the Dept of Transportation, acting on instructions from Congress, is in the process of linking together states' drivers' license databases. They figure that it'll be cheaper and easier to slip under the radar of civil libertarians and privacy watchdogs. Wonder if Larry is a bit peeved that he's not getting his cut?"

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  1. Re:Let me guess... by Seor+Obvious · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, that quote is in reference to a scene from Fight Club, a movie starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.

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  2. Trademark? by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Then what if you make your name a trademark?

    i.e.
    Martin Eddy Schou (TM) (which is my ugly true name).

    Would that be possible?

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