[83228] in Cypherpunks
Re: CCTV Cameras in Britain
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Bradley)
Thu Jul 17 06:11:25 1997
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 17:55:50 +0000 ( )
From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
To: Damaged Justice <frogfarm@yakko.cs.wmich.edu>
Cc: cypherpunks@algebra.com
In-Reply-To: <199707152143.RAA22086@yakko.cs.wmich.edu>
Reply-To: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
> only option for law enforcement will be to remove the offending
> devices or declare maks illegal for public use (a real stretch for
> civil liberties).
>
> Yeah, right, get real. The only reason you might want to avoid being
> identified is if you have something to hide.
And surely the only reason anyone would want to encrypt anything was if
they had something to hide.
I regularly walk very close to shop fronts in the towns near me so I stay
out of the field of vision of the CCTV cameras, arrest me now, I must be
dangerous....
> Wearing a mask is only
> going to draw attention to you, and if you think everyone is suddenly
> going to start wearing masks...like I said in paragarph one, most
> people over here welcome the cameras.
I think if enough people wore suitable hats it would make it more
difficult for individuals to be identified on CCTV tapes.
> Please don't misinterpret my motives. I would be the first to celebrate
> if no threat to privacy existed. Unfortunately there are immoral,
> irresponsible and downright antisocial (not to mention the
> psychologically unsound) people who will not abide by the law, or to
> what we regard as social norms and persist in infringing our rights.
Define law, and define social norms and why they should be adhered to. On
second thoughts, don`t even bother, just think it over for yourself, I am
uninterested in your perspective.
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