'Internet ID?' No thanks, say online privacy advocates

By Andrew Ian Dodge
01/10/11

Lost in all the press about the disturbing events this weekend in Arizona is the fact that Obama wants to creative an “internet ID.” He plans on using the Department of Commerce for this effort. Needless to say libertarians, technology and privacy advocates are not impressed.

CNET reports on this next step in the government take-over of the internet. The words of the White House person in charge of such things will send chills down the spine of many.

“It's "the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government" to centralize efforts toward creating an "identity ecosystem" for the Internet, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt said.

Fox reports that the CD&T spokesman is wary of such a move. He like many others do not seem at all calmed by government assurances it will be “centralized database.” the rest