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The growing trend of states enacting voluntary programs that connect one’s license to the Department of Homeland Security via RFID chips is what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) calls a “civil liberties nightmare,” Ars Technica reports. While “the cards are designed to be used instead of passports at U.S. land borders in a bid to speed up the entrance lines from Mexico and Canada,” their growing popularity could indicate that “such cards could become mandatory across the country,” the report continues. The ACLU said the “technology is a dream come true for identity thieves and stalkers,” while University of Washington researchers said there is "no encryption of any kind and they can be read by anyone," noting "reading and cloning" of the chips “is possible.”
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