Cybersecurity is essential to the basic functioning of our economy, the operation of our critical infrastructure, the strength of our democracy and democratic institutions, the privacy of our data and communications, and our national defense.

[OCS: Our country is becoming more fragile by the second as we rely on a fundamentally insecure internet that the poohbahs refuse to upgrade from the relatively insecure Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to the more secure Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Moreover, we find that our analog laws do not always protect us in the digital age and that the government and private corporations do not always notify the public about confidence-shattering breaches lest they suffer reputational damage. Likewise, where are the severe sentences for those with the "keys to the kingdom" that betray their trust?]

From the very beginning of my Administration, we have moved decisively to strengthen cybersecurity. I appointed senior cybersecurity officials at the White House and issued an Executive Order on improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.

Working in close cooperation with the private sector, my Administration has taken steps to protect the American people from hackers, hold bad actors and cybercriminals accountable, and defend against the increasingly malicious cyber campaigns targeting our security and privacy.

[OCS: The government continues to sidestep the Constitution by coercing private organizations dependent on government regulation, grants, and contracts into doing their dirty work.]

And we’ve worked with our allies and partners around the world to improve our capacity to collectively defend against and respond to cyber threats fron1 authoritarian states that go against our national interests.

This strategy recognizes that robust collaboration, particularly between the public and private sectors, is essential to securing cyberspace.

-- Joe Biden

Enhanced digital identity solutions and infrastructure can enable a more innovative, equitable, safe and efficient digital economy. These solutions can support easier and more secure access to government benefits and services, trusted communications and social networks, and new possibilities for digital contracts and payment systems.

[OCS: Bear in mind that no payment system is beyond the monitoring of the government regulatory agencies, Congress (e.g., Trump’s tax returns and transactions), and the privately-owned Federal Reserve.]

The Federal Government will encourage and enable investments in strong, verifiable digital identity solutions that promote security, accessibility and interoperability, financial and social inclusion, consumer privacy, and economic growth. Building on the NIST-led digital identity research program authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act, these efforts will include strengthening the security of digital credentials; providing attribute and credential validation services; conducting
foundational research; updating standards, guidelines, and governance processes to support consistent use and interoperability; and develop digital identity platforms that promote transparency and measurement. Acknowledging that States are piloting mobile drivers’ licenses, we note and encourage a focus on privacy, security, civil liberties, equity, accessibility, and interoperability.

[OCS: Notice the socialist/communist language as they speak of social inclusion, civil liberties, and equity when the true objectives should be limited to privacy, security, interoperability, resilience, auditability, and reliability. How many people remember the free Obama phones and internet services provided with taxpayer money to those who immediately sold or traded them for other goods and services? As for “foundational research,” how many people remember Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to have the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gain access to bank accounts and individual transactions to research systemic inequities?]

In developing these capabilities, our digital identity policies and technologies will protect and enhance individual privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; guard against unintended consequences, bias, and potential abuse; enable vendor choice and voluntary use by individuals; increase security and interoperability; promote inclusivity and accessibility; and improve transparency and accountability in the use of technology and individuals’ data.

[OCS: By definition, there is no way to guard against unintended consequences or black swan events. Vendor choice and voluntary use are falsehoods, as the device matters little when the genuine concern is the data’s endpoint and access. The government will rely on its corporate partners to skirt the Constitution and federal laws – it will be the “private sector” demanding compliance. Inclusivity and accessibility is another government rationale for wealth redistribution in the name of equity, defined as the equality of outcomes.]