I still can't decide which, fascist dystopia or dystopian fascism.
"I think what is chilling now, however, is how often 'national security' and 'terrorist threats' are used as an excuse for illegal harassment and abuse. The most disturbing trend I see is when people are asked to present identification when they are not breaking any laws." (Photography Banned in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland)
And this from Wired via Schneier...
Congress asked Homeland Security's chief information officer, Scott Charbo, who has a Masters in plant science, to account for more than 800 self-reported vulnerabilities over the last two years and for recently uncovered systemic security problems in US-VISIT, the massive computer network intended to screen and collect the fingerprints and photos of visitors to the United States. (DHS Security Chief Dismisses Congress's Hacking Questions)
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