Surveillance is power. When surveillance become ubiquitous, we place utmost faith and trust in those performing surveillance to use that power justly. And as we all know… power corrupts. If we wish to become a surveillance society, we must have checks and balances on surveillance, just as we do with other forms of government power –… Continue reading On Surveillance
Category: politics
How to write laws – the RIGHT Way
At least, I think it’s the right way: “If I were writing laws such that I wanted everybody to agree on how to interpret them, I would use the software development life cycle: First, have lawmakers (analogous to “developers”) write drafts of the laws. Then a second group (the “test case writers”) would try to… Continue reading How to write laws – the RIGHT Way
The Four Boxes used to Defend Liberty
Still another great sig seen on Slashdot: There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now. I hope you’ve been using the first two recently – I know I have.
Effects of REAL ID
C|NET News has a great writeup on what the effects of REAL ID are going to be to people in different states – depending on whether your state has complied or not. There are some SERIOUS problems here of course – for example, you may not be able to go visit your representative in Washington… Continue reading Effects of REAL ID
The Power of Nightmares
An interesting BBC Video that explores the origins of Islamic Fundamentalism and Neo-conservatism. Well worth the time it takes to watch. “Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that… Continue reading The Power of Nightmares