Intelligence Official: Say Goodbye To Privacy

[R.A. Hettinga]

At 5:14 PM -0500 11/12/07, dan at geer.org wrote:
>"R.A. Hettinga" writes:
> | >Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Donald Kerr, the principal
> | >deputy director of national intelligence.
> |
> | Anonymity is a fundamental human right.
> |
>
>true, but having "an expectation of privacy" is the mark of the rube

Indeed. Especially if one expects the *law* to "defend" privacy.

For something to even be considered to be a right, it has to first be
possible, of course. :-)

Cheers,
RAH
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