I just think it'd be neat if they could actually get this system to work. Just imagine - being able to walk the streets wherever you are without fear of getting mugged, raped, murdered (you might not want to live there if that's a common fear), or anything. It'd be incredible. A system like this is a fine balance between privacy concerns and legality.
I don't think anyone here has a problem with the enforcement of just laws. The problem for most of us would be the enforcement of unjust laws.
In a world where giant global corporations buy corrupt politicians to put laws on the books that restrict our lives in place of their profits, a system like this could only have negative consequences.
I don't trust our government to use common sense in enforcing the laws. They certainly don't use common sense in creating them.
I was wondering about that myself when I saw a bit about this on TechTV this morning. Nanny cams, parties, security cameras... the list goes one. Seems to me they'd have trouble passing a bill that restricted what you did in your own home, as long as the images weren't published.
Now, putting these restrictions on recording in other people's homes and hotel rooms and or/public restrooms makes sense to me. I'm surprised that's not illegal already.
You know what's amazing? My company's crack(pot) legal team actually sent a firm-wide e-mail stating that just having MP3's on your machine was illegal. Period.
Makes me feel great about my job security if we ever get sued and those guys are looking out for us.
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I just think it'd be neat if they could actually get this system to work. Just imagine - being able to walk the streets wherever you are without fear of getting mugged, raped, murdered (you might not want to live there if that's a common fear), or anything. It'd be incredible. A system like this is a fine balance between privacy concerns and legality.
I don't think anyone here has a problem with the enforcement of just laws. The problem for most of us would be the enforcement of unjust laws.
In a world where giant global corporations buy corrupt politicians to put laws on the books that restrict our lives in place of their profits, a system like this could only have negative consequences.
I don't trust our government to use common sense in enforcing the laws. They certainly don't use common sense in creating them.
Why must every bill in existence have the word family in it? What does this have to do with the family at all?
Oh, that's right. Right wing nuts (note: I'm not speaking about all republicans here) won't pass anything without the word family in it.
I propose we call it:
The "Take away your rights in your own home and for the love of God, won't someone please think of the children?" Act
I was wondering about that myself when I saw a bit about this on TechTV this morning. Nanny cams, parties, security cameras... the list goes one. Seems to me they'd have trouble passing a bill that restricted what you did in your own home, as long as the images weren't published. Now, putting these restrictions on recording in other people's homes and hotel rooms and or/public restrooms makes sense to me. I'm surprised that's not illegal already.
Mine didn't even get that far... I tried to save the document to my desktop to test it, and McAfee yelled.
You know what's amazing? My company's crack(pot) legal team actually sent a firm-wide e-mail stating that just having MP3's on your machine was illegal. Period. Makes me feel great about my job security if we ever get sued and those guys are looking out for us.