>Yep, it's called a personal computer for a reason, and I would like to
>keep my computers, and the personal information they contain; well,
>personal. Now, if the government had probable cause to suspect I was
>involved in anything illegal, which I am not, and went through proper
>channels to obtain a warrant that clearly stated what they suspected,
>then that is another matter
Two problems with this: First if everything we just on your personal computer,
I would go along with you completely. They would need a warrant to break down
your door and haul off your hard disk. However, once you start bouncing around
cyber space you loose much of your expectation of privacy. It's like you
walking down a street and try to surreptitiously slip into a dirty book store,
or liquor store. There is nothing to stop people from seeing you, you are in
public. In the same way, I'm not sure where we get the idea that anonymity is
the key to happiness. When I get a phone call and the caller ID says
private... the call does not get answered.
The second problem is that, with the speed of communication, etc., etc., by the
time we fool around with adlepated judges and a warrant is issued, the event
could be over. We need a better system, but until we have one, this is what we
have. As much as I distrust the government with this info, I trust the crazies
being left unattended even less.
So, in some ways, we are victims of our own technology.
--
Larry Miller
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