Also, one other random thing, in reference to the other article... not that it has anything to do with the security concerns involved in Real ID, but it is tangentially related, at least:

Am I the only one who thinks that it's rather silly to have to go to the DMV office to get an ID that actually disallows one to drive? Particularly given that, as is the case in many places in Georgia, the office in question isn't even easily accessible via transit?