Schneier on Security
Heiko points me to this article by Bruce Schneier about last week’s Terrorism Arrests, which I barely noticed by the way due to heads down work on Ormigo. Anyway, here is a good quote:
_None of the airplane security measures implemented because of 9/11 — no-fly lists, secondary screening, prohibitions against pocket knives and corkscrews — had anything to do with last week’s arrests. And they wouldn’t have prevented the planned attacks, had the terrorists not been arrested. A national ID card wouldn’t have made a difference, either._
_Instead, the arrests are a victory for old-fashioned intelligence and investigation. Details are still secret, but police in at least two countries were watching the terrorists for a long time. They followed leads, figured out who was talking to whom, and slowly pieced together both the network and the plot._
The full article goes in a lot more detail but yes, he is right. As Richard Jackson said: _Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety._
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