Phil Oye

“Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Gilmore was prevented from flying because he was wearing a button deemed to be in “poor taste” and refused to take it off. Seems he won’t be flying anywhere for a while, unless he wins his court case.” [from MetaFilter]

This makes me so freakin’ angry. The whole travel experience is beyond degrading. It is ridiculous. All it does is inconvience the honest. You mean terrorists can’t buy a ticket with a actual credit card and a fake ID? Please.

Here’s a FAQ about Gilmore vs. Ashcroft.

This is an article that I sent around right around 9/11 about security and airports. It is by Bruce Schneier of Counterpane Intenet Security.