Re[2]: Privacy, Big Brotherism, and Civil Reaction

Tue, 3 Jul 2001 20:04:06 -0700

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Tuesday, July 03, 2001, 2:23:12 PM, you wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Jeff Bone wrote:
> --]
> --]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.

Only if you circumvent measures that protect copyright: )  While i'm
sure that could be amended in the law, as far as I know, safety isn't
copyrightable.  I'm sure someone will find a way, if it hasn't already
been done :)

Sarcasm always respected.

> --]
> --]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
> --]

> 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/

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