Spies

[kola]

lots of cameras have been popping up everywhere. Here in CO not only are they at every intersection but they are now mounted on bridge overpasses and aimed on the freeways.

http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/SPIES.html

[Raineyrocks]

lots of cameras have been popping up everywhere. Here in CO not only are they at every intersection but they are now mounted on bridge overpasses and aimed on the freeways.

http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/SPIES.html

Very creepy!  I see them at red lights and usually we all just wave high, (oops I mean hi  ), yet it does bother me.  I remember reading somewhere a couple of years ago that somebody got fined for sticking his middle finger up at the camera.  The article said that the cameras were being monitored by "live" people so it was charged as some kind of offensive law.   

[Raineyrocks]

if you think that is alarming, consider the fact that many of these cameras are tied into smart systems for recognizing license plate numbers. 

This is an oversimplification due to different technologies involved, but it is technically quite possible to build a nationwide network of access to these cameras and track movements of key individuals throughought most metro areas.

I recently did a 40 page write up of current technologies and trends involved in electronic surveillance and identity threats, and the way things are going is quite alarming.

It has been suggested to me that I start publishing this stuff, but Im unsure the 'average' american even really cares.

I care and I'd read it.   The capabilities of these technologies are almost endless.

[J’raxis 270145]

if you think that is alarming, consider the fact that many of these cameras are tied into smart systems for recognizing license plate numbers. 

This is an oversimplification due to different technologies involved, but it is technically quite possible to build a nationwide network of access to these cameras and track movements of key individuals throughought most metro areas.

I recently did a 40 page write up of current technologies and trends involved in electronic surveillance and identity threats, and the way things are going is quite alarming.

It has been suggested to me that I start publishing this stuff, but Im unsure the 'average' american even really cares.

Plenty of people around here would. If you don't think it would have enough appeal to be published on paper and sold profitably, you could always just publish it yourself online like some people around here do. He makes decent money off of the Google ads, I've heard.

[J’raxis 270145]

if you think that is alarming, consider the fact that many of these cameras are tied into smart systems for recognizing license plate numbers. 

This is an oversimplification due to different technologies involved, but it is technically quite possible to build a nationwide network of access to these cameras and track movements of key individuals throughought most metro areas.

I recently did a 40 page write up of current technologies and trends involved in electronic surveillance and identity threats, and the way things are going is quite alarming.

It has been suggested to me that I start publishing this stuff, but Im unsure the 'average' american even really cares.

Plenty of people around here would. If you don't think it would have enough appeal to be published on paper and sold profitably, you could always just publish it yourself online like some people around here do. He makes decent money off of the Google ads, I've heard.

Its an interesting idea, and one my wife keeps trying to convince me to explore.  The thing is that it 'electronic freedom activist and author' and 'well respected defense attorney and civil litigator' may be mutually exclusive positions.  It sucks, but alot of what you can accomplish as an attorney has to do with the respect accorded to you by the judge and opposing counsel, which means any research and writing done on a blog (on the grounds that a judge will read it and make assessments based on the work) would require the level of cite checking and thought accorded to something you wouldnt mind putting in front of SCOTUS.  Possible, but quite challenging, and Im not sure if it is economically feasible to spend 40+ hours on a blog article like I might have to spend on a brief.

There's no reason you have to use your real name when you write articles online.

But, I think as long as your articles are thorough and well-written, and you're not prone to making unfounded or inflammatory statements, you'd be safe. Remember, your writing has to target your audience, and a judge or other lawyers reading a website filled with material written for the general public would hopefully not be expecting to see something written with the depth of research required in a legal brief. Aren't there already lawyers who write columns, editorials, opinion pieces, and so on, for newspapers? Do they tend to tarnish their reputations by doing so?

[Quantrill]

lots of cameras have been popping up everywhere. Here in CO not only are they at every intersection but they are now mounted on bridge overpasses and aimed on the freeways.

http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/SPIES.html

shoot em down

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