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by Steve Mac Donald
Friday, April 11, 2008
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska will have no part of the federal government's attempt to enhance drive licenses and identification cards.
Friday, the state Senate joined the House by rejecting the so called "Real ID Act."
The action by the Legislature forbids the state from providing money for the program.
The act, approved by Congress three years ago, requires driver's licenses and state ID cards to carry what is known as "Common Machine Readable Technology."
That means the government can swipe your card every time you use it.
Critics argue that "it turns a driver's license into a tracking card and violates personal privacy."
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