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DOD vs. 802.11b
goombah99 writes "The NY times (reg required) reports that "The Defense Department, arguing that an increasingly popular form of wireless Internet access could interfere with military radar, is seeking new limits on the technology". It would seem they have a good point; radar is an essential for both defense and civilian aviation as well as ship navigation in tight quarters. Critics of the restrictions contend technology can limit the interference, but what proof is there to these assertions? Sure we all want wireless internet but maybe there should be more careful review of its consequences."
When you use WiFi, you are riding with Saddam, Osama, evil European Unionists (circa 2025), communists, liberals, [insert necessary enemy here].
Once more an illustration of how fear generated by 9/11 is being fanned by clever boys who want control of... everything, I guess.
WiFi, with future network enhancements, could possibly be the next Internet -- the real one, with real anonymity. This is not a pleasing prospect to various interests and obsessives who want control of our records, our communications, our money, who knows what. The list of people who want to lock us down, and of the various causes and reasons for doing so, is enormous.
The War Against Being Afraid is not a war. It's an idea. There is no ending point, and no defined enemy (unless one is decided upon de jour). Last year it's Osama bin Laden, then, after a brief marketing campaign, we're salivating for Saddam.
Point is, The War Against Being Afraid is a tool, not a project. They are using it like a geopolitical sonic screwdriver, a unitool, capable of rationalizing any objective they like under guise of war. Since it can never end, the tool will never wear out. Sanity is the only defense against TWABA, but polls seem to be about 4:1 in favor of insanity. What can you do.