Res Ipsa Poker

... and we're here to keep track of everything you do.

Just because you have an RFID chip in your driver's license doesn't mean the authorities are watching you; it simply means they can if they want, whenever they want. Arizona, Michigan, Vermont, and Washington will be the first states to begin placing the radio frequency identification chips in their citizens' licenses.

The chips don't need to be physically read by someone scanning your license -- they can be read by monitors within a 30-foot range. Information contained will include name, DOB, physical characteristics, and a private identity number that will allow access to further information stored in the state's DMV database.

Source: Autoblog

Just another example of the Constitution - in this case the right to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure - being trampled in the name of "national security".