Company Image Data, has a 1.5 mil contract with the Secret Service to digitize drivers licences to create a national database of photographs. The claim is that this is aimed at "identity criminals" such as illegal immigrants and terrorists. Privacy advocates are aflame about it, explaining this is not something that is easy for some to opt out of, especailly since state ID is almost required after 21 as the only valid form of ID for are bar, etc...