May 24, 2007 10:48AM 

# Blakley/​Burton on REAL ID 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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Bob Blakley of the Burton Group has some [strong criticism of the REAL ID Act](http://identityblog.burtongroup.com/bgidps/2007/05/reporting_on_a_.html). This is someone who knows. [Burton](http://www.burtongroup.com/) is a leading consultancy on identity and credentialing.

They also have good taste. I’ll be a speaker at their [Catalyst Conference](http://catalyst.burtongroup.com/) in late June.

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