Re: New X-Ray Imager

Lucky Green wrote:
> At 10:38 AM 2/4/97 -0500, Adam Shostack wrote:
> >| A poll last week by the Los Angeles Times found that a majority of
> people --
> >| 58 percent -- said they would curtail some civil liberties if it would help
> >| thwart terrorism. Thirteen percent said it would depend on what rights were
> >| at stake. The poll didn't ask people to single out any rights.
> >
> >	Its worth noting the 'if it would help thwart terrorism.' 
> 
> It is irrelevant if terrorism is indeed be thwarted. The public does not
> require this to happen. All that matters is to generate the *perception* of
> increased security, not to increase security itself.

Let's remember though that perception of security applies not
only to passengers, but also to potential terrorists. If they *think*
that they would not be able to bring a bomb easily, they would be less
inclined to do so.

	- Igor.

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In <199702041941.LAA04346@toad.com>, on 02/04/97 at 01:19 PM,
   ichudov@algebra.com said:


>Lucky Green wrote:
>> At 10:38 AM 2/4/97 -0500, Adam Shostack wrote:
>> >| A poll last week by the Los Angeles Times found that a majority of
>> people --
>> >| 58 percent -- said they would curtail some civil liberties if it would help
>> >| thwart terrorism. Thirteen percent said it would depend on what rights were
>> >| at stake. The poll didn't ask people to single out any rights.
>> >
>> >	Its worth noting the 'if it would help thwart terrorism.' 
>> 
>> It is irrelevant if terrorism is indeed be thwarted. The public does not
>> require this to happen. All that matters is to generate the *perception* of
>> increased security, not to increase security itself.

>Let's remember though that perception of security applies not only to
>passengers, but also to potential terrorists. If they *think* that they
>would not be able to bring a bomb easily, they would be less inclined to
>do so.

Not really,

The thin vail of "security" that the goverment provides may be good enough
to give warm-fuzzies to the avarage sheep, ...er citizen, but the potential
terrorists will see it for what it is.



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