I hate to say it but things such as this make me wonder about government egos. I recognize that anything they spend 25m on would have to be made public, but come on! Don't they realize the kind of mass heckling, discouragement, harassment, or even hysteria that something like this is going to cause? I could only guess when the first malicious hack/attack would be and what it would cause for these people. There is only so much that a government can do in light of national security or intelligence gathering before it ceases to have the support of the people it governs. What next? Audio and video surveillance at every public building and event? Oh wait, they already have that...
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I hate to say it but things such as this make me wonder about government egos. I recognize that anything they spend 25m on would have to be made public, but come on! Don't they realize the kind of mass heckling, discouragement, harassment, or even hysteria that something like this is going to cause? I could only guess when the first malicious hack/attack would be and what it would cause for these people. There is only so much that a government can do in light of national security or intelligence gathering before it ceases to have the support of the people it governs. What next? Audio and video surveillance at every public building and event? Oh wait, they already have that...