Bruce Schneier has a column up on WIRED talking about the myth of the 'Transparent Society'.
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/03/securitymatters_0306 --[Lance] I agree that, "Ubiquitous surveillance programs that affect everyone without probable cause or warrant, like the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping programs, or various proposals to monitor everything on the internet, foster control.". Personally, I have nothing to hide, but there is always a danger that people in positions of power will abuse and violate privacy. The opportunity to prevent crimes, and apprehend terrorists, etc., may not be worth the tradeoff. I do feel that spying on the government will prevent some of these abuses, but there are times when matters of national security require secrecy. Nevertheless, I like the idea of being able to listen in on high government officials planning ways to subvert the constitution. --[Jon] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
