Support for National ID Drops
Support for a national ID card, which hit an all-time high after the Sept. 11 attacks, appears to be fading, according to a nationwide poll released Tuesday. A survey by Gartner Inc. found that 41 percent of Americans opposed a national identification system, while 26 percent backed the idea. The results contrast sharply with a Pew Research Center poll conducted the week after the attack, in which 70 percent of respondents supported a national ID card that would be shown to authorities on demand.Support for ID Cards Waning Wired News, Mar. 13, 2002
Your Papers, Please: From the State Drivers License to a National Identification System EPIC Policy Report (pdf)
