This is not about "security"; it is to keep people from traveling, period, end of discussion.
One has to wonder if "regular people" will be allowed to write on the form: "I can't remember", just like the politicians do under oath when they are getting grilled on an uncomfortable issue; my bet would be, no.
The U.S. Department of State has proposed a new questionnaire that would make it almost impossible for some people to get a passport.
The new document (PDF) would require that certain applicants submit a list of every residence and every job they've ever had since birth.
In February, the department published a request in the Federal Register allowing 60 days for comment before the new rules go into effect.
"The Biographical Questionnaire for a U.S. Passport, form DS-5513, is used to supplement an application for a U.S. passport when the applicant submits citizenship or identity evidence that is insufficient or of questionable authenticity," according to a supporting statement (PDF) issued along with the request for comment.
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