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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (323509)	11/26/2002 4:58:16 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

So is eastland lying or is he just to stupid to understand that what he states not authorized in the Homeland Security Act. LOL more from the nytimes drivel machine.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (323509)	11/26/2002 10:14:27 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

"Knowledge is power"... over the people, that is.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (323509)	11/26/2002 11:56:41 PM
From: ThirdEye	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

J-F, I recently read a long piece in The Atlantic about computer security. It was really a profile of one of the pre-eminent computer security geeks there is. If I remember correctly it would be his view that what we are up to here with this centralized national database-aside from it being a great leap into an Orwellian world-is that it may be the stupidest thing we could possibly do. Homeland Insecurity A top expert says America's approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget "foolproof" technology—we need systems designed to fail smartly by Charles C. Mann theatlantic.com