# Bruce Schneier - Slouching toward Big Brother

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2004-01-31T01:52:55Z


Bruce SchneierSlouching toward Big Brother

Rarely do we discuss how little identification has to do with security, and how broad surveillance of everyone doesn't really prevent terrorism. Bruce writes about how security is a trade-off and how what we're giving up is not worth what we're getting in the war on terror through surveillance in the United States.





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