[IP] Tracking devices required for hassle-free travel? (fwd from dave at farber.net)

[James A. Donald]

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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. 

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