Gerri Ratliff, chief of the verification division of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Homeland Security unit that runs the program, takes strong objection to that.

FORBES: Immigration Shootout At The Local Corral

One frequent objection to always-on Internet access is security -- always-on gives hackers time to break into your computer.

CNN: OPINION: The push is on to deploy high-speed, always-on residential Internet access