On Wednesday, February 13, 2002, at 08:27 AM, Greg Newby wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:17:19AM -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
>
>> The system would eventually include hundreds of cameras, linking
>> existing devices in Metro mass transit stations, public schools and
>> traffic intersections to new digital cameras mounted to watch over
>> neighborhoods and shopping districts, the Journal said.
>
> Oh, those places. Like where the (un-represented, poor) residents
> of DC live and work.
Un-represented my ass.
>> He said city officials had studied the British surveillance system,
>> which has more than 2 million cameras throughout the country, and
>> were "intrigued by that model."
>> <snip>
>
> Intrigued by the fact that cameras have almost NEVER helped to solved
> crimes in Britain, in spite of their ubituity?
It is un-american to leave such a thing standing.
--
Crypto is about a helluva lot more than just PGP and RSA...it's about
building the I-beams and sheetrock that will allow robust structures to be
built, it's about the railroad lines and power lines that will connect the
structures, and it's about creating Galt's Gulch in cyberspace, where it
belongs.--Tim May
