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E-Verify: De Facto National ID and the End of Privacy
By John W. Whitehead
9/16/2011

As technology grows more sophisticated and the American government and its corporate allies further refine their methods of keeping tabs on citizens, those of us who treasure privacy increasingly find ourselves engaged in a struggle to maintain our freedoms in the midst of the modern surveillance state.

The latest attack on our right to anonymity and privacy comes stealthily packaged in the form of so-called job protection legislation. Introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in June 2011, H.R. 2885 (formerly H.R. 2164), the "Legal Workforce Act," is being marketed as a way to fight illegal immigration and "open up millions of jobs for unemployed Americans and legal immigrants." However, this proposed federal law is really little more than a Trojan horse, a backdoor attempt by the powers-that-be to inflict a de facto National ID card on the American people.

Created under the auspices of securing the borders and preventing illegal immigrants from being hired for "American" jobs, E-Verify challenges the rights of the individual, the rights of labor and the rights of industry. As such, this is not a left or right issue. Anyone who values civil liberties should be alarmed. In fact, E-Verify is being opposed by various civil liberties groups such as the ACLU, American Library Association, The Rutherford Institute, Liberty Coalition and others.

If approved by Congress, this legislation would make the federal government the final authority on who gets hired by American businesses and in the process create a bureaucratic nightmare for already over-burdened and over-regulated small business owners. In a nutshell, H.R. 2885 requires all employers to submit potential employees' names, Social Security numbers and other data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for authorization before the employees can start work. The data would then be run through E-Verify, a government-run database and employment identification verification system.

In other words, the E-Verify system would require all those wanting to be employed by American companies to register the credentials of their citizenship in a government database. What this means, of course, is that in order to be able to verify an applicant's legitimacy, the government would first have to build a massive database to store the biographical information of the entire working population in the United States--a huge undertaking with numerous pitfalls and security flaws, as we have seen with many other government databases. If you think unemployment is a problem now, just wait until your employment hinges on getting government clearance. Under this legislation, if a worker's information is incorrect in E-Verify, he or she can't work until the problem is resolved.

Furthermore, due to the sensitive information contained in the database, it would be a huge target for hackers and identity thieves, while doing little to curb the flow of illegal immigration or illegal immigrants getting jobs. Indeed, with a stolen or faked identity, anyone could bypass the system and secure employment.

This legislation poses even greater threats to privacy, free speech and free association and potentially hinders Americans' ability to travel freely. Because the E-Verify system would apply to everyone eligible to work in the United States and will grow to include biometrics such as fingerprints, DNA and iris scans, it will be used for a host of other purposes by the intelligence community, law enforcement and corporate America.

Private employers will become extensions of the government in that they will eventually be required to verify whether employees are delinquent in the payment of federal, state or local taxes, in compliance with child support or alimony decrees, on a terrorist watch list or convicted or even accused of a crime. Employers, thus, would be enlisted as de facto law enforcement officers for the federal government. Furthermore, errors in the verification process would be practically immune from timely legal redress in violation of constitutional tenets of due process.

Recently, the prohibition in H.R. 2885 on using the E-Verify database for purposes other than employment verification was replaced with a new section that allows the system to be used to "protect critical infrastructure." That term is broadly defined and it's not clear what this would mean in practice--whether screening air travelers or controlling access to federal facilities--but it clearly signals a huge expansion of the program. In one paragraph in the legislation the government states that E-Verify will not be used just for employment but also can be used for verifying identify for national security. What this means is that American citizens would have to have their information correct in E-Verify not just to get a job but also potentially if they need to access "critical infrastructure"--i.e., any kind of public transportation. Ironically, this language comes right after the paragraph saying there will be no National ID card.

Despite assurances to the contrary, E-Verify will become a de facto National ID system. Such a database with vast pools of personal information directly tied to individuals shared across a multitude of government agencies would give the government an alarming amount of control over the average citizen. If government officials so chose, they could easily track any person who had registered in the E-Verify system for whatever reason.

Not only will government agencies know everything about American citizens, but private corporations will become policemen for this system. The E-Verify system--part of a broader trend in American politics, namely, the collusion of government and corporate interests--will allow government and corporate officials to repress dissidents and suspects simply by restricting their access to basic services. Once all of your information is tied together and placed in one grand database, any government or corporate agency can wreak havoc on your life. You might try to buy groceries only to find that your credit card has been denied. You might apply for a job, at ten, twenty, fifty corporations only to find that, despite your being very qualified, there just isn't any room for you at the company. Without a job, you might be forced to tap into the welfare system, only to find that your application was denied. Your property might be confiscated. When you try to move somewhere else and start anew, you might find you can't board the plane because you're on a no-fly list. Make no mistake, these are the tactics of a totalitarian society.

However, the idea of singling out and "identifying" individuals for the sake of national security is nothing new. National identity cards also carry with them a historic risk of oppression and persecution, as they have been used to identify and track ethnic, racial and religious groups and have facilitated oppression and persecution against these groups. And as recently as the 1990s, identity cards played an instrumental role in one of the worst genocides of the twentieth century, second only perhaps to the Holocaust.

With the introduction of an identity card that contains information such as ethnic origin, government agencies will be able to identify people on the basis of race or religion with considerable ease. For example, in the months following the 9/11 attacks, Muslim men from Arab or South Asian countries were rounded up on the basis of religion and ethnicity and detained indefinitely in the United States, often without access to an attorney or a judge. Imagine how much more far-reaching that government detention program might have been with a National ID in place.

Various laws have been enacted over time to guard against unreasonable intrusions by the government into our private lives. One such law is the Privacy Act, which was passed by Congress in 1974 and prohibits the government from forming a database. However, although the fear was that such a database could constitute an invasion of privacy, the law only prevents the government from creating a database, not accessing an already existing database.

At the time the Privacy Act was passed, Congress had no reason to suspect that private corporations would ever have the desire or means to create such databases. The emergence of data collection corporations, however, has enabled government intelligence and police agencies to circumvent the law and gain information on private citizens with the click of a button. Although such tactics clearly contradict the spirit of privacy laws intended to guard against government abuse, it is technically legal for the government to gain access to these databases. Government officials have taken full advantage of this loophole. Due to the fact that these databases are owned and operated by private corporations, they are relatively unregulated and fall outside the scrutiny of privacy watchdog groups. Reports of security breaches at numerous data brokerage companies only serve to fan concerns about the lack of oversight and regulation.

Rest assured that were Congress to approve this E-Verify legislation, it would constitute the ultimate end-run around the Privacy Act and open the door to a National ID. Thus, we have reached a crossroads. Either we limit the reach and power of the government (often in collusion with corporate power) or privacy as we have known it will become extinct.

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Members of House committee to call to oppose Everify

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ARKANSAS

Rep. Griffin, Tim (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, 205150001
(202-225-2506)

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ARIZONA

Rep. Franks, Trent (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-4576)

Rep. Quayle, Ben (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, 205150001
(202-225-3361)

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CALIFORNIA

Rep. Gallegly, Elton (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-5811)

Rep. Issa, Darrell (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-3906)

Rep. Lungren, Dan (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-5716)

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FLORIDA

Rep. Adams, Sandy (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-2706)

Rep. Ross, Dennis (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, 205150001
(202-225-1252)

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INDIANA

Rep. Pence, Mike (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-3021)

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IOWA

Rep. King, Steve (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-4426)

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NORTH CAROLINA

Rep. Coble, Howard (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-3065)

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OHIO

Rep. Chabot, Steve (GOP)
441 Vine Street, Suite 3003,
Cincinnati, 452023003
(513-684-2723)

Rep. Jordan, Jim (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, 205150001
(202-225-2676)

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PENNSYLVANIA

Rep. Marino, Tom (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, 205150001
(202-225-3731)

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Rep. Gowdy, Trey (GOP)
101 West St. John St.,
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864-583-3264)

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TEXAS

Rep. Gohmert, Louie (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-3035)

Rep. Poe, Ted (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-6565)

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UTAH

Rep. Chaffetz, Jason (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-7751)

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VIRGINIA

Rep. Forbes, Randy (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-6365)

Rep. Goodlatte, Robert (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-5431)

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WISCONSIN

Rep. Sensenbrenner, James (GOP)
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 205150001
(202-225-5101)

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GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Psalms 121:3 (KJV)

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Facial Recognition is a Threat
to Your Privacy:

A Top Privacy
Issue of Our Time

San Diego, CA, August 25,
2011 –
Imagine you’re walking down the street and a stranger snaps
your photo with his smartphone. He uses a facial recognition app and within
minutes, he knows your name, age, where you were born, and your Social Security
number. Think it’s a scene from the movie Minority
Report? Think again.

It’s Possible.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University combined three
technologies – facial recognition software, cloud computing, and social
networks – to identify people both online and offline. The team performed three
separate experiments:

1. People using pseudonyms on an online dating site were
   identified by comparing Facebook profile photos, which are publicly displayed,
   to the profiles on the dating site. Using facial recognition software to match
   up the photos, 10 percent of the dating site’s users were identified.
   
   
2. Students walking on campus were identified by comparing
   real-time photos taken with a webcam to Facebook profile photos. The facial
   recognition software identified the students 31 percent of the time.
   
   
3. Using only a photo of a person’s face and information
   publicly available online, the researchers figured out the person’s birth date,
   personal interests, and Social Security number.

Many individuals share a tremendous amount of information about
themselves online. As facial recognition software improves, it will inevitably
be easier to link this personal information to you just by taking your photo.

The Threat to Your
Privacy.

Facial recognition technology – especially as the technology
becomes more sophisticated – may be one of the gravest privacy threats of our
time. It has the potential to remove the anonymity we expect in crowds and most
public places. There are the obvious “chilling effects” it could have on
political demonstrations and speech, concerns being monitored by civil
liberties advocates like the ACLU,
EPIC, and EFF.  However, this technology will also very
likely be used in greater capacity in the commercial sector to further target
consumers for advertising and discriminatory pricing purposes.

According to
an article published recently by the Los Angeles Times, several companies
have already launched, or plan to launch soon, facial recognition technology
that will be used for in-store digital displays and kiosks to make product
suggestions based on the demographics gleaned from your face.  This might include your sex, your age range,
and your race or ethnicity.  

However, the article fails to mention the possibility that
facial recognition software will likely be used for more than demographic
targeting. In his book Niche
Envy, Joseph Turow, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, explains
how companies are using increasingly sophisticated market segmentation methods
to offer different prices to different people, a practice known as price
discrimination. The more detailed the profile a company can build on you, the
more accurately it can estimate how much you are willing to spend on a product.

Professor Turow focused primarily on online data collection,
but as the Carnegie Mellon study illustrates, facial recognition technology
makes it possible to connect your offline identity with your online identity
without necessarily obtaining your consent. This may allow for price
discrimination the moment you walk into a store. As facial recognition
technology advances and the number of consumers using social media continues to
increase, it’s not far-fetched to imagine a scenario where, for example, the
kiosk mentioned above identifies you based on information found online. What if
you then receive not only product recommendations, but also prices for those
products based on who it thinks you are? The possibility of such applications for
facial recognition technology are disturbing, to say the least. 

What You Can Do.

We believe  individuals must have control over their personal
information.  This includes who has your
information, how it is kept, and what can be done with it.
 Facial recognition software can enable companies
to identify and target you without your knowledge or permission. Privacy laws
in the U.S. have not kept pace with technology, and we are aware of no laws specifically
governing commercial use of facial recognition technology.  This is unless, of course, a company states
in a privacy policy that it does not use this technology when in fact it does.

Here are three things you can do to fight for your privacy:

1. Educate yourself. The most important thing you can do is learn
   more about the technology and its privacy implications, so that you are an
   educated and informed consumer. To stay abreast of facial recognition and other
   emerging privacy issues, visit our
   Privacy Today webpage.
   
   
2. Support legislation that defends privacy. Write to your elected representatives
   to ask for stronger privacy protections against facial recognition
   technology and other emergent technologies that you believe may be used to
   invade your privacy. Many privacy laws are created on the state level, so stay
   informed and vote for better privacy protection.
   
   
3. Avoid companies with poor privacy practices. When possible,
   don't do business with companies that you believe collect unnecessary
   personal information or fail to protect that information. Take your money
   elsewhere - and let the companies know why.

You can also see this alert on our website at http://www.privacyrights.org/facial-recognition-threat-to-your-privacy-2011.

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GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. ACTS 2:38 (KJV)

Coalition Letter to Protect Online Privacy
Posted by James Leroy Wilson

DownsizeDC.org is part of a coalition of 30 organizations expressing privacy concerns in bill H.R. 1981, the "Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act."

Section 4 of the bill would, for the first time, "force companies that provide Internet access to keep large volumes of records on their customers." Contrary to the title of the bill, "the records would involve all Internet users everywhere and they would be available to law enforcement for any purpose."

This is an invasion of the privacy of "hundreds of millions of Americans who have no connection to the sexual exploitation of children whatsoever."

This is why we sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member John Conyers opposing this provision.

You may see the letter here and read it below:

generating records – what we read, where we go, who our friends are. If those records must
always be saved for future use, they become a persistent and pervasive assault on our privacy and an irresistible temptation to law enforcement. That is why best practices in privacy demand the deletion of records as soon as they are no longer necessary – exactly the opposite of the mandate of H. R. 1981.

Existing laws are wholly insufficient in protecting against access to such records. As this
Committee has recognized in previous hearings, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
(ECPA) has not been substantially updated since 1986, while the type and detail of records have increased dramatically since that time. The data retention mandate of H.R. 1981 would
exacerbate ECPA’s problems, making records available and identifiable for even longer periods of time.

For all of these reasons, we urge the committee to withhold approval of H.R. 1981 in any
form containing section 4 or any other data retention mandate.
Sincerely,

Advocacy for Principled Action in Government
American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
American Civil Liberties Union
American Library Association
Association of Research Libraries
Bill of Rights Defense committee
Center for Democracy & Technology
Center for Digital Democracy
Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights
Center for Media and Democracy
Center for National Security Studies
Consumer Action
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Watchdog
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Defending Dissent Foundation
Demand Progress
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Friends of Privacy USA
Liberty Coalition
Muslim Public Affairs Council
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Workrights Institute
Patient Privacy Rights
Privacy Activism
Privacy Journal, Robert Ellis Smith, Publisher
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
World Privacy Forum

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GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Psalms 100:5
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalms 100:5 (KJV)

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Legislation Will Protect Gun Rights on Army Corps of Engineers Land

Wednesday, 13 July 2011 12:10

Vote on Pro-gun Amendment Could Come in the House This Week

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) plans to offer an amendment this week protecting gun rights on land controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Currently, guns are prohibited on Corps land, even when gun possession is otherwise allowed by state law. Rep. Gosar’s legislation would simply remove federal restrictions and allow for the law of the states (in which such land is located) to govern firearms possession.

The Gosar amendment, modeled after the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act (H.R. 1865) introduced by pro-gun Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), is similar to a 2009 law repealing the gun ban on National Park Service land. Army Corps of Engineers land was not part of that bill, something the Corps was quick to point out after that law took affect.

The Corps said, in a statement: “Public Law 111-024 does not apply to Corps projects or facilities . . . [and the Army Corps] will continue to prohibit loaded concealed weapons on Corps properties regardless of the new law and notwithstanding any contrary provisions of state law.”

The amendment will reverse the Corps’ decision and remedy the “oversight” of the lands bill.

“The Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act is a bipartisan effort that seeks to correct this oversight and restore Second Amendment rights to law-abiding citizens while they are legally camping, hunting, and fishing on the 11.7 million acres of Army Corps recreational property,” Rep. Gibbs said.

Rep. Gosar notes that “this amendment will restore continuity to federal lands and ensure that constitutional rights are consistently protected.”

Nationally, the Army Corps of Engineers controls 400 lake and river projects, 90,000 campsites and 4,000 miles of trails. A vote on the Gosar amendment could come as early as Thursday.

ACTION: Please contact your Representative and urge him or her to vote YES on the Gosar amendment.

Click here to send a prewritten message to your Representative.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. - John I 3:8 (KJV)

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http://bit.ly/qRJNlx

European cloud data may not be immune to the Patriot Act
http://engt.co/lKFpOb

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Anonymity lost: Putting names to faces in the crowd
http://bit.ly/llSFaH

How banks plan to cash in by selling your personal shopping habits to retailers
http://bit.ly/qpVBgO

EVERIFY NEWS

Privacy groups protest proposed E-Verify bill
http://bit.ly/jbY9eT

ECONOMIC NEWS

The final nail in the supply side coffin
http://bit.ly/qk8809

Christmas Gloom for China Toymakers as Orders Shrivel
http://bit.ly/ms8fh1

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

NC State says nuclear reactor leak poses no threat - OK We Believe You
http://bit.ly/qBDgrr

Barney Frank and Ron Paul will Introduce Legislation on Thursday to Fully Legalize Marijuana
http://bit.ly/rcYzy3

GOP uses budget, other tools to sap financial law
http://yhoo.it/jeYgID

HEALTH NEWS

America's Most Shark-Infested Beaches
http://yhoo.it/nNrF2c

Gonorrhea strain resists all antibiotics
http://on.msnbc.com/mTuhlU

Morgellons Disease continues to defeat scientists
http://tgr.ph/rmM8t0

It’s not all white: The cocktail of up to 20 chemicals in a glass of milk
http://bit.ly/ri34oy

5 Facts About Fluoride to Give Your Water District
http://bit.ly/mVWSjy

New danger found in asbestos town
http://yhoo.it/kq1YyY

MORAL DECLINE

40% of Michigan babies born to single women, study finds
http://bit.ly/ora5hI

Frantic manhunt on after 7 killed in Grand Rapids
http://bit.ly/oGQznY

MADE IN THE USA

In their shopping carts, it's only Made in the USA
http://bit.ly/kjWlKp

'Made in America' the Store: 30K Items to Buy and Growing
http://abcn.ws/iraFCi

HACKER NEWS

Security researchers discover 'indestructible' botnet
http://bbc.in/kFIhdi

TECHNOLOGY

IBM develops 'instantaneous' memory, 100x faster than flash
http://engt.co/moqCU2

Celebrate Independence Day with a Real Bang

Monday, June 6th, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Tags: GOAGun Owners of AmericaPro Gun GroupsTed Nugent

GODS WORD FOR TODAY

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Proverbs 24:5(KJV)

IN THE NEWS

POLICE STATE NEWS

The (re)birth of a(nother) nation
http://bit.ly/mJwGIi

Man With Cerebral Palsy Sues Over Bogus Drunk Driving Arrest - They still wanted to prosecute him and urged him to plead guilty
http://bit.ly/jPim6s

SWAT team busts into house over student loan default - Another Reason Not to Get Student Loans
http://bit.ly/iU2y1Z

Education officials break down Stockton man's door over student loans
http://bit.ly/moz2t5

The One-Party Police State of the Republicrats
http://bit.ly/kFSsIX

WV Auto insurance: Electronic verification gets closer to reality
http://bit.ly/keDUHh

Westchester County To Use Facial Recognition To Fight Welfare Fraud
http://bit.ly/m4LMvr

America has become a corporate police state
http://bit.ly/mG8Phy

US immigration officials treat innocent cruise ship passengers like terrorists
http://bit.ly/l9Ucm7

Ex-TSA Supervisor Gets Prison for Stealing From Passengers - And they treat us like the crimminals
http://on.wsj.com/jYLiJN

How To Disable Facebook's New Facial Recognition Feature
http://huff.to/j1UifW

Facebook quietly switches on facial recognition tech by default
http://bit.ly/ipfVDr

Miami Beach Police Ordered Videographer At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone
http://bit.ly/kofRwp

Supremes say no to Snipes' appeal
http://bit.ly/k5f6lD

Why Everyone Should "opt out" of the Airport Body Scanners
http://bit.ly/b254Km

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

John English gets driver's license, hopes for birth certificate
http://bit.ly/lClgr8

Wyoming beefs up license renewal requirements to comply with federal law Real ID
http://bit.ly/lVBxMB

Missing funds prompt probe at Aurora DMV branch
http://bit.ly/kgNDPi

NC Wilmington Branch DMV Manager charged with Felony Conspiracy
http://bit.ly/k1ZJRg

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Rand Paul, Supposed Defender Of Civil Liberties, Calls For Jailing People Who Attend ‘Radical Political Speeches’
http://bit.ly/kwNaKj

ECONOMIC NEWS

Gold May Rise as Slowing U.S. Economy, Weaker Dollar Fuel Investor Demand
http://bloom.bg/iOELy3

Analysis: Employer's market can't last without jobs, demand
http://reut.rs/kJ8NM2

GM chief pushing for higher gas taxes - Lets Boycott GM to nudge them towards not depending on taxpayer bailouts
http://bit.ly/j8wfKs

Hollywood suicide points to chemical danger
http://bit.ly/iZNS5J

Homeowners turn the tables by foreclosing ON Bank of America
http://bit.ly/kjJ9Wv

Towards a Worldwide Inflationary Depression
http://bit.ly/k3vwz8

Peter Schiff: ‘US economy heading for disaster’
http://bit.ly/kvxtw8

Housing Prices Have Already Fallen More than During the Great Depression … How Much Lower Will They Go?
http://bit.ly/kX16fR

How Failed Obama Foreclosure Relief Plan Contributes To Jobs Crisis
http://huff.to/kq59a0

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Muslims to Christians: 'We're coming for you'
http://bit.ly/lUJ7UY

HEALTH NEWS

Mystery Fumes Hurt State Trooper
http://bit.ly/mqQnwG

US keeping secret stash of smallpox viruses at lab in Georgia to use for future bioweapons
http://bit.ly/mAGlZi

EU ag ministers hold emergency E.coli summit as outbreak source remains mystery
http://bit.ly/l4CAaL

Veggie sprouts likely cause of E. coli outbreak - Only it wasn't the source
http://on.msnbc.com/kdr6N4

MORAL DECLINE

Man Puts On Dress, Robs Bank
http://bit.ly/jj8TYF

Actor's daughter found guilty of manslaughter
http://usat.ly/mBXjyZ

CDC study: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things
http://bit.ly/kW88jn

Facebook party spins out of control
http://on.msnbc.com/jttoqL

EVERIFY & IMMIGRATION NEWS

RI Bill making E-Verify voluntary gets mixed reaction
http://bit.ly/lcowOh

NC House to widen E-Verify law
http://bit.ly/iOPjik

Your employment may depend on a system that's 98.3% accurate
http://bit.ly/iRPKSQ

High Court's E-Verify ruling disturbing
http://bit.ly/m1noUB

Another Try for E-Verify in Yakima
http://bit.ly/ik8HLE

Idaho groups describe E-Verify as well-meaning, but misguided in application
http://bit.ly/jWUcfg

NC House Republicans all bark and no bite on illegal immigration
http://bit.ly/jHTdlZ

MADE IN THE USA

Bring Back American Manufacturing and Made in USA Brands
http://bit.ly/jP8CTf

To get jobs, areas develop industry hubs in emerging fields
http://usat.ly/jj3eq9

How U.S. Manufacturing Can Save Itself
http://bit.ly/lYeAbN

Energy Tech Key to Manufacturing Revival
http://bit.ly/ijUTfg

Georgia GDP grew in 2010 thanks to manufacturing gains
http://bit.ly/lEYiB7

Building Things in America: Notes on Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/iebTnQ

Obama Tells Chrysler Workers American Manufacturing Is Back
http://bit.ly/mPVoGM

Downers Grove company leads rebirth of U.S. manufacturing
http://bit.ly/lGsgYk

Rebirth of U.S. manufacturing: Shortage of workers could limit growth
http://trib.in/itq7bN

HACKER NEWS

Will iCloud be the next target of hackers?
http://bit.ly/kC9kuF

Bank Not Responsible for Letting Hackers Steal $300K From Customer
http://bit.ly/mra7DK

Hackers target Chinese specialist, defense contractors
http://bit.ly/mcGPdd

One in four US hackers 'is an FBI informer'
http://bit.ly/lSj0wZ

Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users
http://bit.ly/j3JBMu

Hackers Targeting E-Mail, Mobile Devices
http://bit.ly/lsW8u2

Latest Hacks Could Set The Stage For Cyberwar
http://n.pr/jx5vtP

China defends Google hacker claims
http://bit.ly/kbMidv

Yahoo!, Hotmail accounts targeted by hackers
http://bit.ly/jSjc4I

Hackers taunt Sony with more data leaks, hacks
http://cnet.co/mlrZMe

Sony's Security Problems Could Take Years to Fix
http://nyti.ms/kot91K

Lockheed hack should put U.S. on high alert
http://bit.ly/mwLZKu

Sony Says Its Investigating Two New Possible Attacks, Suspends Website
http://bloom.bg/ldLVLM

Company feels strain after data breach
http://bo.st/jDO2MV

FBI moles run illegal sites that deal in hackers' loot of sensitive data
http://bit.ly/lqvzvS

Hackers Publish Sweepstakes Database Online
http://bit.ly/mvFGea

25 percent of U.S. hackers are FBI informants
http://cnet.co/kGrG6N

Hackers Compromise SecurIDs At Lockheed Martin
http://bit.ly/jPXRTQ

Hackers going for bigger trophies, say experts
http://bit.ly/m6gwhx

Who's a Bigger Danger to Cloud Innovation: Hackers or the Government?
http://bit.ly/l5otCF

Companies Losing Billions to Cyber Hackers
http://bit.ly/kkfMZA

Hackers hit Atlanta FBI affiliate
http://bit.ly/j3s4GX

Selena Gomez on her Hacker Experience
http://bit.ly/jzJKrX

So, why are senior U.S. officials using Gmail?
http://bit.ly/kjnSXJ

Hackers go wild: An overview of recent incidents
http://cnet.co/msml8V

Chefs Who Spy? Tracking Google's Hackers in China
http://on.wsj.com/mS6vLo

Hackers target Sony, Nintendo and FBI partner Web site
http://cnet.co/lmoQud

Lockheed Says Hacker Used Stolen SecurID Data
http://nyti.ms/l63CnQ

Sony Hackers Strike Again, Claim to Download Private Data of 1 Million Customers; Google Gmail Hacked Separately
http://abcn.ws/ldk8to

CEO says hackers tried to extort data, money
http://cnet.co/m2NAUa

Why Hackers Hate Sony
http://bit.ly/j0Mtzg

Sony Hacked for What Seems To Be the Umpteenth Time
http://bit.ly/kdKdY3