Technology Review - Also in the News - US weighs new forms of electronic surveillance following attacks

[Howie Goodell]

Jim Choate wrote:
> 
> ...privacy sillyness...
> 
> http://www.techreview.com/screaming/article.asp?SMContentIndex=3&SMContentSet=0

I think what is silly is not proposing alternatives, and
then being shocked, SHOCKED when frightened "sheeple" make a
choice that is rational according to the information they
have.  A smartcard that contains my biometrics and the
signature of American Airlines, "This person is one of our
pilots" gives the same assurance as a system that sends them
to a central site to look up and add to my voluminous
dossier.  If we don't make the case now, the second system
will be adopted and it will be our fault.

Howie Goodell
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