The news that id Software had been acquired by ZeniMax Media caused more than a few raised eyebrows when it was sealed last week.
"Lower Voter Turnout Is Seen in States That Require ID" (news article, Feb. 21) demonstrates once again what opponents of voter ID laws have said all along: they restrict access to the polls and have a disproportionate impact on minority voters.
I just have to turn on the news, and watch ID TV to see the horrors of the world that cause young people such pain.
The "matricula consular" issued by Mexican consulates to Mexican citizens is an open invitation to identity fraud ("New York, Citing Security, Rejects Mexican ID Cards," news article, Dec. 28).
This is not the first time that Iran has been in the news for technology to ID users.
New research may help ID these overeager commentators automatically, which is good news for engendering sane discussion across the web.
Bad news for Portland-based Open-ID startup Vidoop (as well as Vidoop partners like AOL, MySpace and Flock): it's apparently out of business.
Nevertheless, the article was picked up and mischaracterized by conservative news organizations as evidence that voter ID laws would benefit minorities.
He claims that contrary to accepted wisdom, you don't actually need an ID to fly domestic this was news to us.
The news was announced via press release from ID-PR on Wednesday evening.
