Our organization the Identity Theft Resource Group works with people on a daily basis who are trying to protect themselves from Identity Theft. The situation is one that needs to be really looked at from a legislative standpoint as every day thousands of people fall victim to this crime. The penalties need to be increased for the criminals who are committing these crimes and stiffer penalties for organizations which fail to protect our sensitive information. These bio-metric cards are one way to protect the SS # dilemma but what about the other types of Identity theft.

Timmer Halligan

[Identity Theft Secrets: Timmer, thanks for your comment. Do you really think that legislation will fix the issue?]

First Nation Ojibway in Canada to Use Bio-ID Cards for Border-Crossing
Control
Feb 15, 2008, News Report

The Garden River First Nation (an Ojibway Tribe of North American
Indians), headquartered at the eastern boundary of the city of Sault
Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada, has signed an agreement to license and
use Veritec's 2-D VSCode Biometric technology for multi-purpose cards
which will serve as Tribal Member ID, Border-crossing (from and to
Ontario, Canada) control and passport-backup ID cards. The technology
stores the individual's fingerprint minutiae in the 2-D VSCode, which
is robust, compact and low cost.

"The Garden River Nation's 2,200 enrolled tribal members will be the
first in Canada to be able to identify, without any doubt, their
people are who they say they are," said Ms. Tran. "The tribal leaders
should be commended for their truly historic foresight to know they're
opening the door in Canada for what we believe to be the best counter-
terrorism, identity-theft solution possible, and hopefully, other
Canadian and Mexican border tribes, on both sides of those borders,
and other U.S. states, will follow suit soon." (Montana's Blackfeet
Nation initiated U.S. tribal use of Veritec's same technology and
application in October, 2007.)

Ms. Tran's comments were echoed by several tribal officials: Tribal
Council Member and Senior Forest Technician, Blaine Belleau, stated,
"We're excited to be the first tribe north of the U.S. border to
embrace this new technology which will help us prove we are who we say
we are, When 9/11 occurred, and deadlines were imposed requiring proof-
positive identification for everyone crossing the Canadian border,
from either side, it played a big part in making our decision to re-
define ourselves. These new cards and the state-of-the-art technology
will allow us to do just that." Mr. Belleau continued, "The whole
scenario is to re-capture our identity. Many presume who we are, but
our history pre-dates the creation of Canada and the U.S. To be
correctly identified and stated, I'm a North American born in Canada.
These cards will play a very important part in the re-definition of
who we are, and also, on a personal level, will create a re-definition
of who I am."

DON'T BE FOOLED !!!!!

I personally cringe at the thought of an ID card with a verichip....I
think it is dangerous. I wonder who conned them into this. These
chips give out GPS signals and all sorts of personal info, including
financial info and CAN BE TURNED OFF by Veritec! or is this
something different....

I can tell you this...NO-ONE IS GOING TO CHIP ME or anyone in my
family...I refuse to own a Nstional ID card and if they try to put it
in my driver's license I'll won't drive I will walk or hitch.
It reminds me of Nazi Germany "Papers, please!"

An expensive solution and too much control

I have been researching and in 2004- 2005 ,a new law was created and the purpose of this ne law ,was that all the Federal agencies will function as one ,the same information will be shared , the fact is that we will not have any type of privacy.
Currently Google maps, can show the exact location of were we live.
If you get to buy your HDTV receiver,you might encounter some other problems. The satelite system function ,just like the biometric system,so if you get you "box" this will be a point of encounter for this satelite signals so therefore the law enforcement (if they have acces to this new system) will be able to see what is happening at that very moment, even inside your house.
This is the reality now!Wake up. The only places that you will not have that problem will be in the mountains , were you don't have a receiver or there are not antennas , althout the satelite system will catch some info but not all you could walk free of some one spying on you,.
This is worst than a "fiction movie", to my understanding the goverment has been implementing this system! and not only that, just with your name, e-mail address, phone number or social security ,they can find out , Who is your family , where you live in and even your pet's name!.
Whatever search we do Google,aol,yahoo, etc.,they keep it forever is just like our profile.
Currently I am implementing this type of system but I am just in the II PHASE (implementing it), and is a good way to fight with the Identity teft! but unfortunately in not 100% accurate,couterfeiters have technology too, and the excel program can be very useful to crack many forms or ids, and even some security systems.
"In the future the only solution will be a chip in our bodies, the Fingerprint or the Eye Recognition System".
More likely will be the chip, because you can imput lots of data just with one scann,( just like the bar code. I have to say this to you guys ,if you have not accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior , now is the time"
Whatever is in the bible has been fulfilled, new inventions, "new airplane-cars" have been already , "new space vacations", "viruses" are worst than ever.
In and interview give to the inventor of the "Eye Recognition System" he felt sorry or created such a thing!
And wait there is more!, in a USA, City,One company has implemented the "Finger Identification Number" with this system you go to the store put your finger print and gave your id , social seurity card and bank or credit card acount, so next time when you go to "shop" you just need to use your "finger print" and the system will automaticly withdraw the money from your account! .
Therefore the solution will be either the the Fingerprint, the Eye Recognition System or the chip , but what out becuase , Who can guarantee you that the chip will not have any poison , or bacteria in it, causing you any disease or even death!
In the Mexican Border with the USA , "the Euro is a thing of everyday" and it looks like the Mexican peso,. In USA there are rumors or the Amero the American (continental) coin so all americas will use in the future and little by little they will be just one, just wait for acouple of years.
Banks have been bought.,Texas State bank ,has been bougth from Compass Bank and this bank uses the same color and is working bank just like Mexican Banks ( Banco Bilbao Vicaya or better know as BBVA) and Mexican Banks work ,just like the European Banks, Coincidence?
No!
If you want to travel in Europe , you must have and ID, for certain countries, just like the "New USA ID Passport!
When the Agreement of "Libre Comercio" was signed between USA,CANADA, and Mexico it opened the door for new Laws and new way to control some how the future.
In the future "you will see that will not be a requirment to travel wherever you want, but only one ID and before this happen laws have to change, the coin system will change , and the countries must sign un "Acuerdo"!
Think about it, "We dont have the power to chance of wthat it is to come, but we have to change the way we thinK and live our lives"

In Korea to collect nationl pension citizens must show up once a year to prove they are not dead.
We have the computer ability to use fingerprints for identification.
It should also be required here; that in order to collect retirement from a job, or social security, the person must prove their identify with a finger print scan once a year
Letting a caregiver sign for an incompetent patient is not adequate.
fingerprint scan requirements would also eliminate people, requesting more than one ss card, and getting more than one check for ss