IP: Wisconsin may ban disabling spycams

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Ben Masel <bmasel () tds net>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:40:22 -0600
To: "NOT BORED!" <notbored () panix com>
Cc: dave () farber net, farber () cis upenn edu, bill.stewart () pobox com,
jda-ir () njcc com, graysonEsq () aol com
Subject: Re: Wisconsin may ban disabling spycams

Slapped it up pretty good at the public hearing. They cancelled the vote,
sent
it back to staff for reworking. With the legislative session drawing to a
close, it's likely dead til next year.

Here's a scenario I ran past them:

Let's say you have another committee meeting in the morning, and decide
to stay over at the Inn on the Park tonight....

You discover a listening device in your room. At this point you have no
idea whether it was left behind from an industrial espionage run on the
previous guest, was planted by the hotel because they suspect employe
theft, planted by operatives of the opposite Party in hopes of snagging
something they can use against you in November, was placd by an
overzealous reporter,  was put their by a detective hired by your spouse
who suspects you've got something going on the side again, or came from
a court order in the Caucus investigation.  You destroy the device,
stuff it in a drawer full of clothes, or just disconnect the battery.

In every one of thes scenarios, you've violated the provisions of  this
bill......


(Committee Chair Scott Suder is a primary target of the investigation of the
use of Caucus staff
for campaign purposes, which surfaced when his ex-aide/ex-girlfriend
went to the press. He's also refusing to allow the committee to move on
the medical marijuana bill.)



"NOT BORED!" wrote:

> this is of great concern to those of us in the Surveillance Camera Players,
> a New York City-based group that protests against the use of video
> surveillance cameras in public places. it seems the language is so loose
> that what we do -- holding up signs and performing little skits in front of
> the cameras -- might become criminalized.
>
> Bill Brown
> http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
> notbored () panix com
> 212 561 0106

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