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Richard Stallman Accosted For Tinfoil Hat

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the of-all-the-reasons dept.

ndansmith writes "Bruce Perens posts in his blog about an amusing encounter between Richard Stallman and United Nations security at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. It seems that RFID technology, which Stallman opposes for privacy reasons, was used in the identification badges for the conference. From the blog: 'You can't give Richard a visible RF ID strip without expecting him to protest. Richard acquired an entire roll of aluminum foil and wore his foil-shielded pass prominently.' During a keynote speech, Stallman also passed around the tinfoil for other to use as well. It seems that UN security was not amused, however, as they would not let him leave the room for some time." What makes this even funnier, of course, is that tin foil hats won't stop them.

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  1. Those poor security people ... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    They really had no idea who they were dealing with.

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    1. Re:Those poor security people ... by hey! · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, I expect they studied his dossier very carefully.

      Then assigned the new kid to the detail. You know the one: shoes are a bit too shiny ;uniform pants crease is a bit toocrisp. The one who never lets you forget he's ready for anything.

      Anyhow, that's what I would have done.

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  2. What are you talking about? by gcnaddict · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What makes this even funnier, of course, is that tin foil hats won't stop them."

    what are you talking about? Tin foil hats stop everything :P

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  3. Paranoia isn't cheap by CosmeticLobotamy · · Score: 5, Funny

    You deserve what you get if you use aluminum foil. Any conspiracy theorist worth his salary won't accept anything less than genuine tin.