Security Authorities Hound Train Hobbyists and Techies

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via ABC News' "The Blotter".

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Train enthusiasts are outraged at a new report jointly issued by the FBI
and DHS, which states that "trainspotter" Web sites, where commuter rail
system details beyond maps and schedules are posted, may prove valuable to
terrorists conducting pre-operational activities.

"Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of enthusiasts take photos and monitor
trains for their enjoyment, but Homeland Security and some officials put up
miserable restrictions and claim it's for homeland security," said Richard
Eichhorst, President of the American Association of Railroaders, Inc., in
St. Louis, Mo.

The report recommends authorities should monitor the "trainspotter" sites
but also states that information on these sites can help to further develop
system security.

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More:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/02/security_author.html

Note: It is noteworthy to remember that model railroad clubs
have a rich and intertwined history that intersects computer
science: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMRC

- - ferg

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