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What Examples of Security Theater Have You Encountered?
swillden writes "Everyone who pays any attention at all to security, both computer security and 'meatspace' security, has heard the phrase Security Theater. For years I've paid close attention to security setups that I come in contact with, and tried to evaluate their real effectiveness vs their theatrical aspects. In the process I've found many examples of pure theater, but even more cases where the security was really a cover for another motive." swillden would like to know what you've encountered along these lines; read on for the rest of his question below.
swillden continues: "Recently, a neighbor uncovered a good example. He and his wife attended a local semi-pro baseball game where security guards were checking all bags for weapons. Since his wife carries a small pistol in her purse, they were concerned that there would be a problem. They decided to try anyway, and see if her concealed weapon permit satisfied the policy. The guard looked at her gun, said nothing and passed them in, then stopped the man behind them because he had beer and snacks in his bag. Park rules prohibit outside food. It's clear what the 'security' check was really about: improving park food vending revenues.
So, what examples of pure security theater have you noticed? Even more interesting, what examples of security-as-excuse have you seen?"
So, what examples of pure security theater have you noticed? Even more interesting, what examples of security-as-excuse have you seen?"
This isn't digg or reddit - behave yourself.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/29amnesty.html?hp
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No. I agree with pipatron. You ridiculed yourself by completely missing a joke, and now you keep digging by acting like a prick. Your responses from here on will only negatively affect your karma.
Take his advice, and shut up.
Quite evidently he speaks for enough of the community for all three of your posts to have been modded -1. Good day sir. I suggest you stop before you lose any more mod points.
However, should somebody mature come across and actually have something intelligent to say, I will listen. Till then, jokes are funny. This was no joke.
Actually it comes from something of an inside joke. As I had not directly confronted you, you somehow felt the need for name calling and personal attacks. How nice. Go forth and procreate with thine self.
After your response you think HE is a douche?
Do you lack the ability to understand common speech?
He certianly posted what most people we're thinking.
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I already know the "First Rule of Holes." However, the corollary to that rule is never dig a hole you from which you cannot get out. I think I'll manage. Again, it was an attempt at a joke, but to me it failed. It failed because of semantics. When you use a word, you have only certain liberties as to the meaning of that word. I know from humor. That was not it. You can disagree and I won't care.
Now this is not bad. Humor that actually kinda works. One favor; Please don't call a gun a gat unless you can successfully pull off the 1920's gangster look and talk. Many people who try come across as slim shady wannabes.
My priorities are to make friends on the internet? I don't care if a bunch of empowered tools think they are making an impact in my life by modding me down. I stated a few simple facts and that I thought it was not funny. I guess the funny police showed up to rough up my pixels or something. I don't really care. There are those who get it and those who do not, on both sides of this coin. I was not hostile to anybody until they initiated hostilities. For this, I get modded down (whooptie doo) and a bunch of bandwagoners telling me that I am humorless or whatever else they have decided based on about 100 characters of text.
Had somebody simply said "Yeah, but we got the joke anyhow" I would have chalked it up to different strokes for different folks. However, the comments made, and remade by another poster, were simply instructive in nature. The point was so that next time, the poster did not come across as ignorant (not an insult, we are all ignorant about different things and this comes from lack of knowledge about a topic, not lack of ability).
And I was not trying to be. I was merely pointing out a common mistake people make. However, you can think what you want. I don't give a rat's ass.
You're not too fucking bright, are you?
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