[liberationtech] And right on cue, the flush our civil liberties down the toilet boys rear their ugly heads

[Yosem Companys]

From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren at vortex.com>

And right on cue, the flush our civil liberties down the toilet boys
rear their ugly heads

"We Need More Cameras, and We Need Them Now"

http://j.mp/14A4fY1  (Slate)

   "Cities under the threat of terrorist attack should install networks of
    cameras to monitor everything that happens at vulnerable urban
    installations. Yes, you don't like to be watched. Neither do I. But of
    all the measures we might consider to improve security in an age of
    terrorism, installing surveillance cameras everywhere may be the best
    choice. They're cheap, less intrusive than many physical security
    systems, and-as will hopefully be the case with the Boston
    bombing-they can be extremely effective at solving crimes."

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This kind of misguided and factually vacuous proposal is more
dangerous to freedom than all the terrorism on the planet.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren at vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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