Surveillance in Washington DC And At Bookstores

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 13, 2002 @05:06AM from the we-have-no-choice-but-to-accept dept.

dioscaido writes: "From reuters: 'Washington police are building what will be the nation's biggest network of surveillance cameras to monitor shopping areas, streets, monuments and other public places in the U.S. capital, a move that worries civil liberties groups, The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.'" Aragorn_2002 writes "I found this new article on Salon.com about how feds are subpoenaing book-purchasing records. Just imaging if they start to use DMCA and the new Anti-terrorist bill to subpoena someone buying books on breaking encryption." If you've ever ordered from Amazon, this might concern you. Update: 02/13 21:30 GMT by M : The full WSJ article is available on MSNBC.

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No big deal by SumDeusExMachina · 2002-02-13 09:16 · Score: -1, Redundant
OK, here's what you need to do...
- Don't live in the D.C. area if the safety provided by cameras really bothers you.
- Just pay for books with cash. I do that regardless, less hassle with bills at the end of the month.
Not that hard. I don't see what the big panic is all about.
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