Re: [privacy] U.S. Government Mining Banking Data in Anti-Terror Effort

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006, Brian Loe wrote:

> On 6/23/06, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah
> <rMslade () shaw ca> wrote:
>
> > a) One would generally have more sympathy for these efforts if they actually
> > produced anything.
>
> If they're secret, how do you know they haven't produced anything?
>
> > b) Why do "security theatre" but not tell anybody about it?  (If personal privacy is
> > violated, but nobody ever finds out about it, are politicians still slimy scum?)
>
> What is security theatre?
 
Theatre is when you act out a fiction for the entertainment of the 
audience.

Security theatre is when you act out a fiction for the entertainment of
the audience. In this case, the fiction must be security-related - for
example, you might visibly and noticeably confiscate a nail scissors at an
airport, which is more newsworthy and cheaper than installing real
security.

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