Oops... 'Why Aren’t There Any Technologists On The NSA Review Panel?' - WaPo

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12. And, as I said, Lessig is a lawyer.

We need somebody who knows and can argue law on our side.

Schneier, because he knows security better than almost anybody. He came up with the term security theater to describe things like taking off your shoes to go through airport security. It doesn't do squat to make us more secure. It's just for show -- to make everybody feel safer.

The NSA snooping is nothing but security theater, albeit with a particularly insidious downside. That's my opinion with little doubt that Bruce Schneier and Lawtence Lessig would agree with me.

Your suggestion is good, too.

I have no fucking idea how to bring such a thing to action other than to start beating the fucking drums.