Written by Christina Drummond
Looking for something to do this Saturday? On February 23, I'll be talking about a variety of transportation related systems that gather location information while you go about your life. From driving your car to taking public transportation, from flying to crossing a border – data is being collected. Together with our legislative director, I’ll be outlining our concerns and activities in this area.

If you’re interested, come join the fun. The 2:15 p.m. talk is part of the ACLU-WA’s afternoon long 2008 Membership Conference. You don’t have to be a member to attend and donations are encouraged for admission (which is free).

Written by Christina Drummond

As I've written before, Washington state residents are the first in the country able to get an enhanced driver's license or identicard, which will double as an alternative to the U.S. Passport for land and sea crossings into Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

The ACLU-WA has listed out a number considerations for choosing between a passport and EDL. For those who care about their privacy, the key concern remains that the EDL contains an EPC Gen2 RFID tag that will hold a unique identification number assigned to you, and broadcast that number to anybody with a reader. The Department of Licensing acknowledges this and will send you a little sleeve to shield your license when not at the border.