Camera upgraded to terrorist weapon in NYC.

[Dragos Ruiu <dr () kyx net>]

url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sethschoen/3221195377/
Crashed track status indicator at Penn Station 2:21am
Source: www.flickr.com

"I was detained by the police for taking this picture of a crashed  
display at Penn Station in New York. The person reflected in the  
monitor is an undercover police detective who is approaching to tell  
me to stop photographing it. ..."

>ioerror.

Possession of a camera has been upgraded to a terrorist offence. At  
least _my_ camera is shaped like a gun. :-P

This is almost as stupid as the MIT student with the circuit board  
hoodie imbroglio. Or the NY plan to shut down cellphones in times of  
emergency... :-P

I've been told that terrorists often use google too. (http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5311241.ece 
)
Maybe we should require registration and id photo storage at public  
internet access upon use of such dangerous information tools?
So check your office mates - any of them doing a suspicious amount of  
search engine and map usage? Maybe you had better report them... :-P

Seth Schoen is with the EFF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Schoen

Fear is the enemy. And the terrorists are winning because there is  
much fear and terror.

Every time some petty official or safety worker lets the Fear rule  
their thinking they are giving in to the terrorists and creating more  
terror.

cheers,
--dr

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