> What I don't get is why this upsets people. Who expects privacy when they
are out in public?
Where does it stop?
When you go through the Atlanta airport, they can tell what religion you
are -- right through your clothes. Basically, they see everyone who passes
through the security gates as naked, with artificial coloring applied to
denote temperature differentials, and they see everything you try to cover
with clothing.
Using infrared cameras, the police are desperately trying to acquire the
right -- without a search warrant, mind you -- to peer into every room in
your house and see what you are doing. These are not the blurry, Generation
II infrared cameras you see in movies; this is high resolution stuff.
Combine this with a laser mike painting the corner of one of your window
panes, and they know every single detail of what you're doing. In fact they
know more: they can even tell if your wife's basal temperature is right for
conceiving a child at a given moment, whereas neither she nor you will know
unless you specifically monitor such things.
Soon, the police will take a page from the British and start going house to
house asking for DNA samples "so they can track a killer," and if you refuse
you are placed on a list of suspects. If you let them sample your DNA, then
your genetic blueprint is forever on record, and will be used hundreds of
times a year in sweeping searches every time a crime is committed. To speed
these searches they will perform only abbreviated fragment queries, which
means there is a chance you will appear on a short list sooner or later.
Then you will find yourself in the position of defending your movements and
actions during some period of time. Remember: police promotions are awarded
based on arrests and convictions, so it is in their best interest to close
cases quickly. Local politicians also want crime matters put to bed as
quickly as possible, and they control the police. Shortcuts will be taken,
and you will get the short end of the stick.
My advice to all of you is this: respect the authorities according to the
law, but take every opportunity to stay as far away from their eyes as
possible. Not even a peep. If a referendum appears on a ballot, vote
against the cameras and intrusions in favor of freedom. Please don't
sacrifice your freedom on the altar of promised security. That is too high
a price to pay.
Respectfully,
Adam Phillip Churvis
Advanced Certified ColdFusion Developer
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:31 PM
Subject: RE: Cameras in the Office.
Cops do the same thing. They
> look for trouble. A camera is just doing the job in a bigger way. It seems
kind of silly to say,
> "Everyone can look at me except for a camera." Also, don't they _say_ that
> they are using CCTV in these areas?
>
> Ray Camden
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:06 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: RE: Cameras in the Office.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yep, right here in good old Tampa, Florida.
> >
> > The cameras are set up in our night life district and automatically scan
> > the faces in the crowd, comparing them to the faces of wanted
criminals..
> > The same system was tested when the Super Bowl came to town last year.
>
>
>
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