RE: FCF's Dean Lauds Congressional Privacy Caucus

[Duncan Frissell]

At 11:52 PM 2/11/00 -0500, Matthew Gaylor wrote:

"And as most of us already know, most every London intersection and most 
major destinations are already under camera surveillance. Society is going 
to change with these technologies.  Privacy and anonymity can no longer be 
taken for granted.   The choice is do we let an elite or various 
governmental police state agencies only have access or do we have an open 
society and open the camera networks to the public at large?  I say open."

Active clothing, accessories, and "makeup" defeats camera and other 
surveillance systems.  Not a real problem.

DCF


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"May the Lord enlighten ... the Swiss banks -- that they might uphold 
justice and preserve the integrity of their own laws and the laws of 
confidentiality, trust and basic decency between the banks and their 
clients."  Imelda Marcos' Prayer for the Swiss Banks - Manila - Sunday 25 
February 1996.