Unlike security, privacy entails a basic respect for other people. The absence of that basic respect is the primary cause of the current erosion of our rights. Bad laws and bad company policies are, in this case, just an epiphenomenon. more talk, including good arguments against the transparent society on /.

oh yeah, did anyone mention that the record companies are fuckin morons? perhaps they should have attended last month’s mp3 summit. or they can watch the webcast… i’ll summarize: people are not going to pay money for stuff that is annoying and inconvenient. people will pay for a value add of convenience.