At 07:30 PM 7/21/00 -0400, David Honig wrote:
>At 07:00 PM 7/21/00 -0400, Tim May wrote:
> >At 5:00 PM -0400 7/21/00, David Honig wrote:
> >>Really? What's to stop me from 'gargoyling' (to use a _snow crash_ term):
> >>running a few VCRs on my surroundings as I wander in public, later indexing
> >>the faces and conversations I picked up? And then offering a service in
> >>which you submit a face, I'll tell you where I've seen it.
> >>
> >
> >Nothing. And, in fact, we have already seen very similar
> >situations...possibly even more serious. To wit, Deja News and other
> >archive sources.
>
>Indeed. And the solution to both is crypto: wear disguises in public,
>and use anonymity.
>
>I was thinking about laws making masks illegal. Can you turn in
>a neighbor for her colored contact lenses? His tinted hair?
The only likely cover (excuse the pun) from such mask laws is likely to be
religious. It is very unlikely that Moslem women will be required to
remove their veils in public or private (e.g., a bank). Time for a new
religion?
steve
