Time: Fri Jun 20 18:49:12 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA16941; Fri, 20 Jun 1997 18:47:20 -0700 (MST) by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA16233; Fri, 20 Jun 1997 18:46:19 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 18:44:46 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLF: Fingerprinting in Alabama (fwd) <snip> > >From: "Linda Muller" <lmuller@iquest.com> > >Dearest Friends, > >Please forward this to ALL across the Internet and the USA - >especially to everyone in Alabama. > >We are in very big trouble here in Alabama. We are about to be issued >"Chinese" Drivers Licenses. (see the connection below). > >We will be fingerprinted for all drivers licenses in Alabama - this >is a done deal - unless we rise up and stop it! There is a committee >- the Regulatory Review Committee - but it won't even bother to meet >on this unless the members get some fired up letters from the >citizenry. > >All of us must write letters to: > >Captain Billy Henderson >Alabama State Dept. of Public Safety >P.O. Box 1511 >Montgomery AL 36102 > >ASAP - these must be received before July 8, 1997 - this is >the *deadline* for submitting comments. > >Please CC all letters to: > >Gov. Fob James at: >600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 >1-334-242-7994 >govjames@asnmail.asc.edu. > >and send your comments to Michael Ciamarra, the Governor's Policy >Advisor, at alec@mont.mindspring.com > >also Carla J. Spear >Manager, Governor's Correspondence Office >600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 >Phone: 334-242-4429; Fax: 334-242-4541 >spearc@asnmail.asc.edu > >I will have a web site set up by this weekend and will have the names >and contact info for all the committee members and lots of other >needed info. > >The US Taxpayers Party of Alabama formally denounces this "law" and >calls on Gov. Fob James to halt, "by force if necessary", this >blatent infringement of our rights. > >Will keep you updated. > >FTC, Linda > >PS - The AL Libertarian Party is co-sponsoring this effort with the >USTP- AL. If your organization would like to join our coalition >please send me a note. > >------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- >From: beasley@ro.com >Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 22:02:43 -0500 >To: lmuller@iquest.com >Subject: Trouble > >The following letter to the editor appears on page D2 of the Sunday >Huntsville Times: > >Stand up against police-state tactics > >Secret police, warrantless searches, government monitoring of all >citizen's movements -- these are the things we expect to hear about a >communist dictatorship. It could never happen here, right? WRONG! > >The Alabama Department of Public Safety is moving ahead with a plan to >have all Alabama drivers fingerprinted, and to issue new licences, >featuring bar-codes carrying personal information about the licensee. >The fingerprints and license info will be stored in a computer >database available to the police (and who knows who else?). The use >of these bar codes could lead to the driver's license being scanned >for info each time an economic transaction takes place. Sound >familiar? "...no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or >the name of the beast, or the number of his name." -- Revelation >13:17. > >This program will be a gigantic step toward a police-state. It will >drastically infringe on the privacy of individuals, and subject our >every move to the scrutiny of the state. Alabama's state motto is "We >Dare Defend Our Rights." Well, now is the time to defend them, to >stand up and say NO! to these police-state measures, before it is too >late. I urge everyone to contact their state officials and denounce >fingerprinting and bar-coding of drivers! > >DANIEL V. BOWDEN Louisville, Ala. > >======================== > >For lots of info on this check out: Repeal the Fingerprint Law >"Georgia" Web Site at: http://www.mcwebs.com/repeal/ > >Other sites that have some info are: > >http://civilliberty.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa060197.htm > >http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-sm051397.html > >http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/ > >Thanks to Mike Beasley <beasley@ro.com> >for the info on this. > >=============================== > >A friend of Mikes sent in this: > >The Research and Planning board of the Department of Public Safety >has proposed that fingerprinting be made a REQUIREMENT to obtain a >drivers license in the state of Alabama. It is my understanding that >this proposal is "under review" for implementation as a "Promulgated >Rule". A Promulgated Rule is the process whereby a governmental >agency is given authority to define the details of a general law. In >this case the legislature passed a law stating that a drivers license >is required for driving on public roads and then authorized the >Department of Public Safety to fill in the details - all of which >become state law. > >Mostly this process is used to handle implementation details, but >sometimes this process is used to enact laws that a legislator >doesn't want to vote upon. These bureaucrats have the authority to >do this by decree with no public hearings! We should, at the very >least, demand that this proposal be voted upon by our elected >representatives. > >Apparently this idea is truly under review. I've heard from a >reliable source that a meeting will be held on July 8 to evaluate the >public reaction to this move. Time is of the essence. If we can >mobilize enough negative public reaction then the proposal might be >dropped. > >Here is what each of us should do: > >1. Contact your elected representatives and ask them what they think >of this proposal. Tell them you think this should be voted on and >not enacted by promulgated rule. The state switchboard can look up >your representative: > >1-334-242-8000 > >2. Send a letter to the agency. Be sure to mention Promulgated Rule >760-X-1-19 > >Alabama State Dept. of Public Safety > >Captain Billy Henderson >P.O. Box 1511 >Montgomery AL 36102 > >3. Call the Planning and Research board of the Dept. of Public >Safety. 1-334-242-4447 > >4. Tell everyone you know. > >===================== > >The ostensible purpose for this fingerprinting requirement is to >protect the license holder from fraud as the result of a lost, >stolen, or counterfeited license. So, how will this work? How will >you, the proper license holder, be protected by this requirement? > >EVERY TIME your license is requested for identification your finger >print will be electronically scanned and compared with the one on >record in Montgomery! That way, you see, no one else can use your >license for identification. This means every time you write a check >your fingerprints will be scanned. And think about all the other >times you drivers license is requested for identification. The >possibilities for misuse of this data are colossal. This is a giant >step toward a police state and we need to send the message loud and >clear: NOT IN ALABAMA!. > >If this thing goes through, I for one, will not submit. This will >be a cause, if there ever was one, for civil disobedience. I hope >you will consider joining me. > >Jim >====================== > >This info is from Cyndee Parker who is fighting for the repeal in >Georgia > >From: "R. Parker" <robertabob@mindspring.com >Subject: China & Alabama's New Driver's License, Etc. > >Thanks to Jackie Juntti for forwarding this. Seems like Communist >China and Alabama have something in common. For all you Georgian's >that thought you'd take residency in Alabama, this should turn your >stomach!!! > >Cyndee > >Sandia unveils the changing face of secure card technologies at >CardTech/SecurTech '97 > > >CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1997--Sandia Imaging, a >majority-owned subsidiary of Lasertechnics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASX) and a >leader in secure card technologies, will premiere the world's first >printer that can personalize, print and encode optical cards in a >single, on-line process, during CardTech/SecurTech '97 in Orlando, >FL from May 19 through 22. This new technology significantly >streamlines the printing and encoding process, making highly secure >optical cards more efficient and less costly for use as health care >cards and in other industries. > >Sandia will demonstrate its new VIVID 2000(TM) printers, the first and >only high-volume line of identification printers with on-line optical card >encoding, at its CardTech booth No. 512. Sandia will also feature >information at the Canon and Fingerscan booths, and will hold a press >conference on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 a.m., in room 101 of the Orange >County Convention Center in Orlando. Canon and Sandia: Partners in >One-Pass Optical Card Encoding > >Developed jointly by Sandia Imaging and Canon USA, the VIVID 2000's >optical card encoding module incorporates Canon's Society for >Interchange of Optical Cards (SIOC) optical card technology, thus >enabling single, one-pass encoding. The VIVID 2000 is a dye >sublimation card printer, which are among the most reliable printers >for high-volume productions. All Sandia printers feature two-sided, >full-bleed, Edge-to-Edge(TM) color printing on one pass. > >According to Sandia President/CEO Jean-Pierre Arnaudo, "Sandia's >VIVID 2000 printers use a totally automated encoding process that is >integrated into the product process. Now, for the first time, >personalized cards can be both printed and encoded on-line in one >pass." > > >Optical cards that can be read for prizes using Canon's optical card >reader (at Canon Booth No. 909) will be printed, encoded and issued >at the Sandia booth (No. 512). Fingerscan(TM) and Sandia >DataGlyphs(TM) Technologies: A Powerful, Secure Biometric Solution > >Sandia has combined its exclusive DataGlyphs portable database >software and secure card printing technologies with Fingerscan's >three dimensional fingerprint imaging capabilities to provide a >complete secure card solution using biometric data. The innovations >of this technology can benefit banking and financial institutions, >national welfare, benefits and immigration programs. In recent >contracts, technology from Fingerscan has replaced traditional >password systems at the White House and at the U.S. Strategic Air >Command. > >Fingerscan, an Identix company, provides biometric identification in >the form of a three dimensional scan of a fingerprint, captured when >a finger is held against a Fingerscan device, a self-contained >terminal that stores finger records, keeps a log of transactions and >interacts with other devices. The terminal works by mapping, >recording and storing data contained in a 3-D scan of various >dimensions of the entire finger - including skin patterns and >reflections and blood flow - for subsequent comparison. In the >Fingerscan/Sandia solution, the biometric images are stored >unobtrusively in Sandia's DataGlyphs portable memory database >products. DataGlyphs technology will be demonstrated at Sandia's >booth No. 512. Fingerscan technology will be demonstrated at the >Fingerscan booth No. 1242. Coms21 and Sandia: Hand-Held Reader and >Photo Personalization ID Card Solution > >Sandia and Coms21, currently engaged in an agreement to support the >People's Republic of China's driver license and national ID card >program, have partnered to create a fraud-proof solution for >on-the-spot positive identification of card bearers. This combination >features Sandia's personalization printing and encoding technologies >that add photos and encode chips onto smart ID cards. Coms21's >hand-held smart card readers then provide portable verification of >cardholders' personalized information by bringing smart-card stored >photos, text and graphics up on a screen. Technology demonstrations, >along with more information on this solution, are available at >Sandia's booth No. 512. Additional Secure Technology Agreements > >Recent agreements announced by Sandia include contracts for the >issuance of national ID cards for the People's Republic of China over >the next five years; approximately 10 million fraud-resistant alien >ID cards for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service >over the next three years; 5 million driving licenses for the State >of Alabama and 7.5 million for the State of New South Wales, >Australia. > >Sandia Imaging, a leader in secure card technologies, prints and >encodes highly secure identification cards, including smart cards. >Its proprietary technologies include the GlyphID(TM) System, >featuring DataGlyphs(TM), a "chipless" portable database technology >that is fast becoming a new world standard in secure card encoding >technology; and the VIVID 2000 family of dye-sublimation secure card >printers - the world's first printers that can print and encode >optical cards in a single, on-line process. > >Sandia has regional sales offices throughout the USA and >distribution outlets worldwide. Sandia and its parent Lasertechnics >are headquartered in Carrollton, TX. In addition to Sandia Imaging >Systems, Lasertechnics, Inc., owns Lasertechnics Marking Corporation >(wholly owned) of Albuquerque, NM, providers of laser marking systems >and related technologies for a diverse range of industrial and >commercial markets. Sandia may be contacted at its US headquarters in >Carrollton, Texas, (972) 407-6080 or by e-mail: >marketing@sandia.lasx.com. Sandia's website is located at >www.sandia.lasx.com . (See also: http://www.businesswire.com) > > >More new stuff (from others): > >Governor Fob James' # 1-334-242-7994 > >I spoke with a lady at the Governor's office and I really believe >this is the first she had heard of this. What!? It is our fault if >the Governor is not aware of the controversial nature of this Gestapo >proposal. > >Call the Governor's office now. Tell them that this should not be >imposed upon the people of Alabama without being voted on by the >legislature and signed into law by the Governor. And point out that >the Governor could put a stop to this with a phone call. If he fails >to do so he will be held accountable for his inaction. > >Jim > >and also this: > >State officials seem to think that the problem with fingerprinting >is getting your finger dirty. They always want to point out that >there is no ink involved. That response is so inane it sort of >throws you. Also, I was told that the print will not be on your >license, it will be in a central computer in Montgomery - as if that >is better. > >Note, when you call the Governor's office don't let them transfer >you to the License Bureau. > >Jim > >and just minutes ago I got this: > >Subject: Re: drivers' license program > >The situation is indeed quite dire. I just discovered the following press >release at Sandia Imaging's web site http://www.lasx.com/sandia. It is over >seven months old. Note the matter-of-fact tone about the implementation >schedule. > >I realize that I need to put together a position paper on this right away; >hopefully I can compose something and put it out on this list for your >comments tonight. Who can help with its distribution? > >Steve > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >November 7, 1996 > >SANDIA IMAGING SYSTEMS WINS CONTRACT TO PRODUCE >DRIVERS' LICENSES FOR STATE OF ALABAMA > >Carrollton, TX - Sandia Imaging Systems, a majority owned subsidiary >of Lasertechnics, Inc.(NASDAQ:LASX), today announced that it will >supply its digital card printers to the State of Alabama as part of a >major upgrade of the state's drivers' license program. > >Jean-Pierre Arnaudo, president and chief executive officer of >Sandia, said, "We are pleased to help Alabama in its leadership move >to a secure, fraud-resistant motor vehicle operator card system. >Sandia's state-of-the-art printers and technology for drivers' >licenses and identification cards are proving to be the system of >choice." > >Alabama expects to issue about one million new drivers' licenses >during the first year of the program, with a projected growth of 10 >percent a year, Sandia said. The process will take a four-year cycle >to supply all Alabama drivers with the new license as they renew. >The Sandia system is replacing an 11 year-old system. Alabama is >switching to the new license production system to improve the quality >and timeliness of drivers' license issuance, and to reduce >counterfeit procurement and fraudulent alteration. > >The state's system, operated by the Alabama Department of Public >Safety (DPS), will consist of more than 100 issue sites and a central >production facility housing Sandia's in-line, one-pass production >printers. The new system, scheduled to be in operation next year, is >expected to enhance the quality of support services for law >enforcement agencies. > >"In addition to providing increased driver license security, the new >license system will help insure more efficient and reliable customer >service," said Col. L.N. Hagan, DPS director. The new system offers >faster production of the license as applicants receive them within >one week, rather than three to four weeks required by the current >system. The new system also features simplicity of operation at work >stations and enhanced on-line help for probate judge/license >commissioner issuing clerks. > >The Sandia system produces fully digitized photos and signatures of >the holder and combines them with demographic and graphic text, which >is all printed in a single pass on the front and back of a composite >polyester-PVC card. The card's front is three different colors and >has a secure holographic overlay. Additional components of the >Sandia system will prepare the completed drivers' license for mailing >by attaching it to a carrier form, then folding the form, stuffing it >into an envelope and stacking it for sealing. > >Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. of Billerica, MA is the prime >contractor on the project. > >Sandia, based in Carrollton, Texas, designs, produces and markets >products that print, enhance, store and transmit digitized images for >customers in specialized markets. Sandia's parent, Lasertechnics, >was founded in 1981 and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It >has regional sales offices throughout the U.S. and distribution >outlets worldwide. Lasertechnics' marking subsidiary provides laser >marking systems and related technologies for a diverse range of >industrial and commercial markets. > > >Thats all for now. 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