Twenty-nine states have recognized that Real ID will be a bureaucratic nightmare and have introduced legislation opposing it.

The Real ID poses the threat of increased identity fraud.

The machine-readable strip on each Real ID will contain unprotected personal information.

The federal government is violating the 10th amendment by attempting to force the states to comply with Real ID.

Organizations on both sides of the immigration issue have found fault with Real ID's immigration policy.

Apart from the negative side effects of Real ID relating to privacy, the new addition boasts new features for current Blizzard titles.

Prior to Real ID this was not possible as players needed to be on the same server and same faction in order to communicate.

Real ID may refer to:

Real ID has defenders at the state level, even in New Hampshire.

"Real ID is a real nightmare on a number of fronts," Mr. Steinhardt said.