Comments on: A Real Debate About Privacy and Security http://www.slaw.ca/2010/01/08/a-real-debate-about-privacy-and-security/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John G http://www.slaw.ca/2010/01/08/a-real-debate-about-privacy-and-security/comment-page-1/#comment-711647 John G Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:04:09 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=16110#comment-711647 Scnheier is always full of sense, though I take him to be talking about the pointless restrictiveness of the responses to the threats more than the invasion of privacy. Having to take off one's shoes to be scanned, or to do without water (or books, almost), or to sit for the last hour of the flight, are useless measures that cost a lot in irritation and time, but they do not affect one's privacy. So we need a general informed debate about security vs efficiency and effectiveness, as well as one about security vs privacy - though I agree that the latter is important too. If the clear idiocy of the recent round of 'security' measures leads to a good discussion of privacy as well, so much the better. Scnheier is always full of sense, though I take him to be talking about the pointless restrictiveness of the responses to the threats more than the invasion of privacy. Having to take off one's shoes to be scanned, or to do without water (or books, almost), or to sit for the last hour of the flight, are useless measures that cost a lot in irritation and time, but they do not affect one's privacy.

So we need a general informed debate about security vs efficiency and effectiveness, as well as one about security vs privacy – though I agree that the latter is important too. If the clear idiocy of the recent round of 'security' measures leads to a good discussion of privacy as well, so much the better.

]]> By: Emma http://www.slaw.ca/2010/01/08/a-real-debate-about-privacy-and-security/comment-page-1/#comment-710957 Emma Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:38:18 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=16110#comment-710957 Thanks for this excellent roundup, David. Very interesting to see such a wide variety of opinions and concerns. Thanks for this excellent roundup, David. Very interesting to see such a wide variety of opinions and concerns.

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