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Virginia Considers Using Radio Frequency ID Chips in Licenses

HeadlineOct 07, 2004

Virginia is considering becoming the first state to embed drivers licenses with radio frequency identification chips. The chips known as RFID chips would store detailed personal information about the individual. Yesterday during a hearing on the issue, Kent Willis of the ACLU of Virginia called on lawmakers to reject the plan because of privacy issues. He said “Almost everyone carries a driver’s license, and RFID chips allow people to be tracked…FBI agents, for example, could sweep up the identities of everyone at a political meeting, protest march, gun show, or Islamic prayer service.”

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