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Re: NSA knows who you've called.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Fri May 12 13:20:34 2006
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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:58:42 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20060512131747.798DA1BF917@absinthe.tinho.net> (dan@geer.org's
message of "Fri, 12 May 2006 09:17:47 -0400")
dan@geer.org writes:
> While I agree with you, the public does not,
> so far as I can tell, find itself willing to
> risk insecurity for the benefit of preserving
> privacy, as this article in today's Boston
> Globe would tend to confirm.
I'm sure. On the other hand, I think it is our place, as security
professionals, to explain why the tradeoff is a false one. Respect for
individual rights is not something we do in good times because it is a
luxury we can afford when there is stability. It is something we need
most in bad times, because it is what keeps us safe and maintains
stability itself.
Perry
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