-- On 23 Dec 2003 at 15:38, Eugen Leitl wrote:

It appears that now, when the Federal Government declares an "orange" terror alert, an electronic tracking device has become a requirement for hassle-free travel.

One can only wonder if this is the start of an era in which one is detained, harassed, or otherwise branded as a suspected terrorist if at any time one pays via anonymous cash or is unwilling to have his or her movements continually traced and recorded.

During World War II, our newspapers would depict the totalitarianism of the German regime by showing a German cop asking someone to present his papers. When I visited Cuba, Cubans would depict the totalitarianism of the regime, by showing me their internal passports. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG uXT2oRtzzCpHIBBR5t7KejgeKkWf8KZZDS+tDjyy 4ehzJxpZaSQPzKPv/y53lOmOIONB3AmRCm8N5oA7O