August 21, 2008 3:31PM 

# Government Cybersecurity 

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

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When you hear that E‑Verify and REAL ID databases will be secure, be sure to [ponder this](http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fema_phones_hacked). (Via [FREEDOMand\[STUFF\].org](http://www.freedomandshit.org/2008/08/21/nsa-to-wiretap-dhs-doesnt-know-to-whom-to-report/))

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[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy) 

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