A pair of thought-provoking op-ed pieces from Bruce Schneier, who says,
This New Haven Register piece looks at the security and privacy issues surrounding a police "gun" that automatically scans licence plates. It's an example of "wholesale surveillance" — something only possible with modern computer technology — and as such requires new thinking about privacy protection. Link
This San Jose Mercury News essay discusses how the tighter U.S. immigration policies affect foreign students and professors at U.S. universities, and how that in turn affects security. The more we isolate U.S. academia from the rest of the world, the more technological progress suffers. Link
