[OpenWireless Tech] A small question about tracking

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Porcelain" == Porcelain Mouse <porcelain_mouse at q.com> writes:

Russell> Honestly, you handwringers seem a bit lily-livered.  Is
Russell> Freedom(tm) not worth an infinitesimal risk?

Porcelain> Ouch.  It certainly is, but the risk *far* from
Porcelain> infinitesimal.  Don't forget, risk = likelihood * cost, and
Porcelain> the cost is enormous.  The probabilities work out for the
Porcelain> majority, but *someone* pays.  Consider what you are asking
Porcelain> of these people.

My claim is that even the likelihood * cost is infinitesimal.  If you
have hard numbers that contradict my claim, please cite them.

Furthermore, instead of whimpering on the sidelines, actually
participating and proudly and vocally helping making "open" the norm
will mean increasingly that police can't get away with sloppy and
destructive investigative work.  

The more "open" is marginalized by the nappy-wetters, the more police
will assume an IP address equals a person and the more your theory
becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.

As for the costs that might ultimately land on a tiny minority,
perhaps we should all be giving money to EFF to create a legal defense
fund for those that suffer from the negligence of dumb law
enforcement.


-- 
Russell Senior, President
russell at personaltelco.net