FC: More on William Safire, privacy and databases

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

> From: "Sullivan, Michael" <Michael.Sullivan () mail house gov>
> To: declan () well com
> Subject: RE: NYT: William Safire on privacy and databases
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:34:25 -0400
>
> Declan:
>
> As always, you completely miss the point. You see, allowing the government
> (or some other entity/process) to restrict post-facto distribution of
> information is so much easier a solution. You should realize what a
> horrendus burden it is on people to force them to montior their own behavior
> and actually think about the implication of what information/actions they
> place/allow in public. That would place an undue burden of personal
> responsibility on individuals that, quite frankly, is a little
> mean-spirited. People should be allowed, nay encouraged, to be lazy and
> slouthful when it comes to privacy. After all, some bureaucrat will be MORE
> than happy to create a new bureaucracy to "protect" them...
>
> With tongue planted firmly in cheek,
>       -- mqs



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