Privacy, Big Brotherism, and Civil Reaction

[Tom]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Jeff Bone wrote:
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--]Scenario 1:  people begin wearing masks at all times in public to obscure
--]their comings and goings.  This is ultimately not much more than a symbolic
--]gesture, because it's been suggested that people could be "printed" based on
--]characteristics of their motion, how they walk, etc.


If the laws of the DMCA are to be followed through into this venue, masks
will be outlawed since they circumvent the techologies set up for
protection and the common  good.

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--]Scenario 2:  people just say "screw it" and cease to care about privacy at
--]all;  first a surge in streaker activity, followed by lots of casual public
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There is always David Brins outlook on this in his work "The Transparent
Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?"

http://david-brin.search-barnesandnoble.com/The-Transparent-Society/