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Privacy advocates are not a subset of libertarians. Libertarians may be privacy advocates, but there are many privacy advocates that are not libertarians. Priv

Privacy advocates are not a subset of libertarians. Libertarians may be privacy advocates, but there are many privacy advocates that are not libertarians. Privacy advocacy is popular among the upper classes, because they really don't want anyone from the lower classes sticking their noses into their business. Libertarians are unpopular because some of their policies are deeply unpopular. For example, many libertarians oppose the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because they feel it violates their first amendment rights.

rayiner 13y ago
> Privacy advocacy is popular among the upper classes, because they really don't want anyone from the lower classes sticking their noses into their business. That is, in my experience, my friends' only real problem with the TSA (other than the hassle). They hate people with GED's bossing them around.
- harryh 13y ago
  I think it's also the stupidity. You know you're going through this ordeal that could be easily circumvented by even a moderately clever attacker. It just seems like such a waste.
  - cglace 13y ago
    Just curious. If it could be circumvented by a moderately clever attacker. Why hasn't it been?
    - harryh 13y ago
      Schneier wrote about this here: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/05/why_arent_there.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/05/why_arent_ther...
    - willismichael 13y ago
      http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scanners-made-worthless-by-blog-how-anyone-can-get-anything-past-the-tsas-nude-body-scanners/ http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-... and the TSA's response: http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/03/viral-video-about-body-scanners.html http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/03/viral-video-about-body-scanners.... Draw your own conclusions.
    - betterunix 13y ago
      Maybe there just are not that many clever attackers trying to board our airplanes?
notdrunkatall 13y ago
>Privacy advocacy is popular among the upper classes, because they really don't want anyone from the lower classes sticking their noses into their business. I hope that this is either patently untrue or you're just misled.

rayiner 13y ago

> Privacy advocacy is popular among the upper classes, because they really don't want anyone from the lower classes sticking their noses into their business. That is, in my experience, my friends' only real problem with the TSA (other than the hassle). They hate people with GED's bossing them around.

harryh 13y ago
I think it's also the stupidity. You know you're going through this ordeal that could be easily circumvented by even a moderately clever attacker. It just seems like such a waste.
- cglace 13y ago
  Just curious. If it could be circumvented by a moderately clever attacker. Why hasn't it been?
  - harryh 13y ago
    Schneier wrote about this here: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/05/why_arent_there.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/05/why_arent_ther...
  - willismichael 13y ago
    http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scanners-made-worthless-by-blog-how-anyone-can-get-anything-past-the-tsas-nude-body-scanners/ http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-... and the TSA's response: http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/03/viral-video-about-body-scanners.html http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/03/viral-video-about-body-scanners.... Draw your own conclusions.
  - betterunix 13y ago
    Maybe there just are not that many clever attackers trying to board our airplanes?

notdrunkatall 13y ago

>Privacy advocacy is popular among the upper classes, because they really don't want anyone from the lower classes sticking their noses into their business. I hope that this is either patently untrue or you're just misled.