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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>527026-00038</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>4/24/2007 2:38:53 PM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>Samuelson Law, Technology &amp; Public Policy Clinic</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Chris Hoofnagle</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>CA</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Proof Positive: New Directions for ID Authentication</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Attachments:</b></td><td><a href='527026-00038.pdf'>527026-00038.pdf</a>&nbsp<a href='http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html' target = _blank >Download Adobe Reader</a><br></td></tr></Table>

<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>The attached file contains a request to participate in the workshop, but also an explanation of how simple changes in authentication *procedures* could eliminate cases of identity theft without investment in new privacy-invasive authentication technologies.</body></html>�