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- From: williamt@athena.Eng.Sun.COM (Dances with Drums)
- Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.security.misc,alt.privacy
- Subject: Re: CERT and the Dept. of Justice on keystroke monitoring
- Date: 14 Dec 1992 21:58:16 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
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- In article <1992Dec11.035315.7461@mtu.edu> mrmach@mtu.edu writes:
- > Anyway, I just couldn't see what the fuss was all about, so I sent
- >the following story/comments to our lab director and mentioned that he
- >should just forward it to anybody else that complained.
- >
- >Forwarded message follows:
- >> John Q. Public was hired as the night custodian of a large office
- >>building. He was given all the keys to the building, and was told that
- >>the entire building was his responsibility. Though he had access to
- >>every single room, he usually didn't go prowling around in people's
- >>offices, since he thought that would be rude, and inconsiderate of
- >>their privacy.
- >>
- >> Time passed on, and John continued working. Once in a while, he
- >>thought he smelled smoke coming from one of the offices, or saw a
- >>shadow moving around inside, so he would go inside and make sure that
- >>everything was safe.
- ---
- Like a custodian is going to investigate a burglar. Most companies
- would fire such a custodian -- it isn't his job to police and it
- is likely to get him killed if stumbled on a real burglar.
-
- >> Of course, he didn't think he was invading
- >>anybody's privacy when he did so. If anything, he was doing them a
- >>favor by ensuring that their offices weren't burning down or being
- >>burgled while they were away! In fact, many people thanked John for
- >>keeping the building running so smoothly and efficiently.
- ---
-
- A more realistic analogy would be the installation of surveilance
- cameras in each office -- to watch for burglars and or hazards, or
- course.
-
- --
- 1935 will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has
- full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient,
- and the world will follow our lead into the future.
- --Adolf Hitler
-