Steve wrote: ``Or they have allowed themselves to be convinced that A) the threats from terrorism, etc are greater than the threats from loss of privacy; or B) that their privacy is already lost, they might as well have "security". A slippery slope to be sure.''
Going back to the government contractor vs. employee issue. What I imagine will happen is that the legally questionable work will be compartmentalized to contractors (BAH, Chertoff group) and they will `advise' the government on imminent risks. That way, if/when the contractors do illegal things they can have their contracts revoked, be fined, etc. but the capability remains (perhaps in the hands of another contractor if needed). This has the added benefit that the officials that run the government organizations during some administration have a nice and profitable place to continue their work in later years. Marcus -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
