[LINK] Airport to tag passengers

[Roger Clarke]

At 01:23 PM 13/10/2006, Geoffrey Ramadan wrote:
>I would also doubt if most "Technologist" have this level of 
>expertise or understanding about privacy.

In which case, they're sub-professional, and irresponsible.

"All researchers and professionals must regard the implications of 
their work as part and parcel of their research in and application of 
IT. Consideration of implications needs to be integrated, not 
segregated"

The quote may be old, but its importance has become even greater 
given the enormous increase in the power of technology.

See:
Economic, Legal and Social Implications of Information Technology
MIS Qtly 12,4 (December 1988) 517-9
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/ELSIC.html

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