Real ID

April 2008

DHS has tiered implementation of REAL ID rules for secure licenses and identification cards. After 2014, licenses issued to drivers younger than 50 must be compliant, while by 2017, all Americans must carry compliant licenses for federal uses.

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New regulations implemented in Massachusetts require that companies encrypt documents sent over the Internet or saved on laptops or flash drives. Data transmitted wirelessly must also be protected and firewalls must be up to date. Companies were required to meet most of the regulations last month but the deadline for some items has been extended. For example, all data stored on laptops must be encrypted now but the requirement to encrypt data on other portable devices has been delayed until January 1, 2010.

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