On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 8:31 PM, George Michaelson <ggm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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When next you walk into a target or big W, ask to see the conditions of entry. Along with implied consent to have your bags checked at any time, you have probably given consent to be video'ed and tracked at their behest. The poster is on the wall somewhere usually. Your statutory rights cannot be abrogated but equally, the grey areas have been 'informed'.
The efficacy of such notices has not been tested in court and when they are tested it is likely to cost the target about $2 million+ in legal fees.
Since the IETF meets around the world the last thing we need is to spend time checking the legality of the badge at the mic system. And even though the IETF is not likely to be a target, I would hate to have some of the less popular with governments organizations I am involved in copy what the IETF does and then find themselves being targeted with a selective prosecution.
Barcodes have the potential to work really well and require almost no change from current practice. The only downside to a barcode is that they are slightly easier to forge. Though in the IETF context, forgery would likely consist of people copying other people's badges for fun rather than to avoid paying.
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