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Richard Stallman's Tin-Foil Hat (Bruce Perens' Journal)

Richard Stallman's Tin-Foil Hat (Bruce Perens' Journal)

Posted Nov 21, 2005 18:46 UTC (Mon) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054)
Parent article: Richard Stallman's Tin-Foil Hat (Bruce Perens' Journal)

Richard acquired an entire roll of aluminum foil and wore his foil-shielded pass prominently. He willingly unwrapped it to go through any of the visible check-points...
Once more, viva Stallman! His perfectly-reasonable response to a situation in which the Powers-That-Be implied that he had no privacy worries unmasked the fact that he, in fact, did.

An outstanding example of how to react when such a situation arises: If they're truthful, they'll be fine with the response. If they're not fine...


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