-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 8:44 AM 12/13/94, Sandy Sandfort wrote:

Police are public officials. As such, they have no right to privacy *with respect to their public acts*. When off duty, cops have the same right as other citizens to privacy in their private lives. I said my proposal was "anti- *bad* cop" and that it would benefit good cops. Do I need to say that it would only benefit good cops in the line of duty? It would be bad for anyone--cops or civilians--in their private lives.

Employees represent an intermediate position. If an employer is foolish enough to require that employees be wired, 'sokay with me. For most employees in most jobs, it would not be acceptable. I think they would get jobs with less intrusive employers. Some employers will wire some employees, whether or not the police are wired. Wiring the cops is a good idea; arguments about wiring employees and citizens are nothing more than red herrings used to avoid addressing the real issue of police accountability.

Arguably discussions about police abuses are red herrings used to avoid addressing the real issue of workplace monitoring. :-) I really don't want to know how many sips it takes an officer to finish a cup of coffee, or if the officer has a genital itch problem while sitting in a speed trap. I think this crosses the line. And where do we stop? Do we wire other federal employees? Does the secretary for a research group in the FDA need to be wired? It would be a short jump from this to private sector use, which I do oppose. Not everyone has the ability to pick and choose employment. This has wandered a bit off of Cryptological relevence. I don't plan to reply publically to this thread anymore, although I may do so privately. Bob -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBLu7d0+S0CjsjWS0VAQGa+AP/YSoE66T9JsCFfKUp3spkqhhALYrEF42F SrfApj4YrNRCNHyfV60IOFQem0KZWee6FgzUQHRWjVpFy1Wz3HDZ/vpokCxwTdFi xqG3VbxXgFHm3eQZUTrKueCN5S+P3FkCccHpiz5zlx84619E6u9qH8Ckfak2DBG6 WFJcz4WkUrY= =BxtG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Bob Snyder N2KGO MIME, PGP, RIPEM mail accepted snyderra@post.drexel.edu PGP & RIPEM keys on key servers When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.