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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:34:48 -0700
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Subject: Re: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 08/13/01 (fwd)
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>Think tank urges face-scanning of the masses The famous Rand
>Organization, a putatively non-partisan think tank, has come out in
>favor of using face-scanning technology to violate the privacy of the
>innocent masses in search of -- you guessed it -- terrorists and
>pedophiles, the two most detested fringe-groups on the planet.
>Following the regrettable inclinations of all modern governments, a
>recent Rand report reckons that the natural rights of the majority of
>ordinary, law- abiding citizens should be sacrificed for the sacred
>mission of identifying and prosecuting a mere handful of sexually
>perverted or homicidal lunatics.
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20966.html
I guess the "Rand" in Rand Organization is no reference to Ayn Rand.
I concur with the sentiments expressed by "The Register" contributor Thomas
C. Greene in his article on this Rand report. I am reminded of the quote
from Thomas Jefferson, (paraphrasing):
"Those who would sacrifice fundamental liberty
for a temporary measure of security deserve
neither liberty nor security."
I must contrast the technology with, for instance, cryptography. With
crypto, there is a natural leveling effect between government and free
citizens. The deployment of crypto is easily leveraged by either side of
the equation.
In contrast, although perhaps facial recognition *software* may become
easily available, few but government have the resources to deploy,
coordinate and cross-index a million camera feeds. This appears to be a
technology that tilts the balance of power far in favor of the controlling
regime.
___tony___
Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881 <azb@llnl.gov>
Information Operations, Warfare and Assurance Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA 94551-9900
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