Finishing DeCSS et al.
- Online
archive of an October 1 debate between Lawrence Lessig (Harvard
law prof) and Jack Valenti (president of the MPAA)
Kooks & Terrorists
- Is this really something to worry about? What is the trade-off
between security and an open society? Will the trade-off really
help security?
- In whose interest is it to foster fear of terrorism? In
whose interest is complacency?
- How fragile is the information infrastructure? What are the
possible targets for information warfare?
- p. 228: "the problem, then, isn't that the FBI and other
organizations don't legitimately need new powers to fight new
threats. The problem is that the FBI, and the country at large, have
shown a willingness to get caught up in the issues of the day and
unfairly target, prosecute and imprison individuals for what they say
and believe, rather than what they actually do."
- How hard is it to get information about bomb making and
other methods of destruction? Try here
Garfinkel's conclusion
- p. 257: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference
with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon
his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of
the law against such interference or attacks." Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (U.N.)
- Is the U.S. really the home of privacy threats, as Garfinkel charges?
- Of all Garfinkel's suggestions, which seem likely to occur?
Which are most desirable?
- Follow-up: Garfinkel's article in Salon
about his experiences before congress.
Beyond Garfinkel: Profiling
- Example: WaveAmerica. What
problems does this address? What problems are solved? According to
online documents, what are the real dangers of violence in schools?
- Do people under 18 have the same rights as people over 18?
- To what extent is being different characterized as being dangerous?
- What about the role of computers in youths' threatening behavior?
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