Re: Illegal evidence, was grim prospects

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Sat Apr 13 2002 - 14:09:57 MDT


On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Harvey Newstrom wrote:

> > ### Down with privacy! Long live accountability!

  (though this isn't attributed it has Rafal's quoting-print)
 
> This is a false dichotomy. A good system can provide both.
 
I'd have to add that one should be careful what one asks for...

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/magazine/14TECHNO.html?homepageinsidebox
(slashdot discussion -- for what its worth):
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/13/1551248&mode=thread

> "I was checked in there by two bodyguards with dark shirts and dark tans
> and escorted into the house to wait."

This is new feature. Quite different from the climate in '95-'96.
Raises the question of whether or not we ever meet "in person"
in the future, but only interact through systems that sanitize
any "information" (or threats) that may be exchanged.

Robert



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