I think he meant personal information should be given its own SCI channel or SAP category or whatever the department put in charge of it felt like calling a system of similar design, or that at least it be given a collateral classification.
I can see what he was trying to say, but that doesn't mean I agree.
Admittedly, I don't have an answer for the personal information problem, but trying to establish a formal classification system for people's name, address, dob, and ssn would be a nightmare.
For a California Driver's License you need to provide proof of birth date and legal presense in the country. IIRC, Illinois and Florida were the same.
For a US passport you need proof of US citizenship (a birth certificate or SS card) and a photo ID or someone with a photo ID who is a citizen and is willing to confirm your identity.
The problem is that it doesn't provide a better way to verify your information. It provides a faster way to verify your information.
If someone presents a forged ID with your info on it, the person checking it is more likely to say, "Well sure the card looked like it was falling apart and may have been printed on a Lexmark, but sure enough when I waved it in front of the do-hickey the computer told me it was legit."
Nowadays there's no way to be an expert on every subject that might affect your life. Farmers in the middle of the country know farm equipment and the crops they grow. They may not know much about the tech industry, but just like we leave the food growing to them, they leave that to us. Specialization is what allows us as a society to achieve truly great things.
However...
Certain tidbits of information such as, "Where your ass is with respect to the planet." are arguably good for everyone to know, diplomat, farmer, and engineer alike.
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I beg to differ.
IR laser weapons do work.
I think he meant personal information should be given its own SCI channel or SAP category or whatever the department put in charge of it felt like calling a system of similar design, or that at least it be given a collateral classification.
I can see what he was trying to say, but that doesn't mean I agree.
Admittedly, I don't have an answer for the personal information problem, but trying to establish a formal classification system for people's name, address, dob, and ssn would be a nightmare.
For a California Driver's License you need to provide proof of birth date and legal presense in the country. IIRC, Illinois and Florida were the same.
For a US passport you need proof of US citizenship (a birth certificate or SS card) and a photo ID or someone with a photo ID who is a citizen and is willing to confirm your identity.
For a Social Security card you need a photo ID.
So it sounds like if you hang on to your birth certificate, you've got all you need to get any ID you want. Which hopefully makes sense to everyone...
old school jamming techniques don't work against satellites with Nulling Capabilities
The problem is that it doesn't provide a better way to verify your information. It provides a faster way to verify your information.
If someone presents a forged ID with your info on it, the person checking it is more likely to say, "Well sure the card looked like it was falling apart and may have been printed on a Lexmark, but sure enough when I waved it in front of the do-hickey the computer told me it was legit."
anyone have any specs on this? I'm sure the Defense Department does, try asking them.
Nowadays there's no way to be an expert on every subject that might affect your life. Farmers in the middle of the country know farm equipment and the crops they grow. They may not know much about the tech industry, but just like we leave the food growing to them, they leave that to us. Specialization is what allows us as a society to achieve truly great things. However... Certain tidbits of information such as, "Where your ass is with respect to the planet." are arguably good for everyone to know, diplomat, farmer, and engineer alike.