[privacy] Airline Passenger Coversations to be Recorded to Foil Hijackers?

[Drsolly]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Fergie wrote:

> I had to read this article a couple of times just to be sure
> that this wasn't a joke.
> 
> I think these people are out of theri minds -- how much will
> airline passengers take before they just stop flying?

I already stopped, about 10 years ago
 
> Via The Telegraph.co.uk.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Air passengers could have their conversations and movements monitored
> as work intensifies to design the terrorist-proof aeroplane.
> 
> Researchers in Britain and Europe are looking at technology that would
> see a comprehensive network of microphones and cameras installed
> throughout the aircraft, including the lavatory, which would be linked
> to a computer.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> More insanity here:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/11/nplanes11.xml
> 
> - ferg
> 
> 
> --
> "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
>  Engineering Architecture for the Internet
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