May 10, 2004
SWIPE Releases Findings Based on Use of Toolkit's "Decode Your Barcode" App
http://turbulence.org/Works/swipe/state_analysis.html

The SWIPE Toolkit now includes an interactive map that reveals what
information is encoded in 2D barcodes on US and Canadian drivers'
licenses. Through use of the Toolkit's "Decode Your Barcode" application
(online version), SWIPE has been keeping tabs on the different kinds of
driver information stored on 2D barcodes. SWIPE has also been tracking
the empty data fields (or placeholders) in the 2D barcodes. Placeholders
indicate that a state/province is interested in storing this data on
licenses but does not currently do so.

Along with the interactive map, you can view the results in a table for
quick comparison of states and provinces. Also available is the raw
field count data in comma separated value (CSV) format.

This information will automatically update with continued use of the
online decoder. No other place can you find such a comprehensive and
up-to-date description of what driver data the US and Canada are storing
in 2D barcodes!

UPCOMING: SWIPE Will Participate in EPIC's 10th Anniversary Conference
"Freedom 2.0: Distributed Democracy"

http://www.epic04.org/
Thursday, May 20th - Saturday, May 22nd
Washington, DC

"The SWIPE Toolkit" is a 2003 commission of New Radio and Performing
Arts, Inc. (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made
possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation.

For more information about Turbulence, please visit http://turbulence.org