My previous post did not, it would seem, sufficiently emphasize that security problems are still perceived to be, in large measure, public-relations ones.
I bought yesterday a roundtrip rail ticket, and in order to do so I was required to produce "picture ID". Now, just as every unmasked spy proves to have had all of the requisite security clearances, every 'terrorist' may be assumed to have been provided with multiple picture IDs, in several names and hair styles. The only problem that such requirements address is that of convincing us that something is being done. Those in charge are behaving responsibly; and when, inevitably, things go wrong, they are not to be blamed. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
