There is a sort of serial comical aspect to what ABC did, it was the Internet equivalent of slipping on a banana peel. But the problem is there is a rush to put data up on the Internet.

This is unquestionably an issue of infringement upon civil liberties.

Part of the beauty of this technology is that it's so easy and seductive.

New technologies threaten to create a surveillance society.

That smart card would be very intrusive in terms of following the employees' movements around the building, even into the bathroom.

They (Time Warner) have proprietary content. They have a lot of services that a lot of people are going to want to have. The question is whether their competitors are going to be able to offer their services.

The worst part about this bill is that it sets the precedent that the government can decide what library patrons, and in particular older minors in schools, can access the Internet for.

It still raises the question whether or not this is an appropriate technology. There are still some essential concerns about whether this is secure or not.

This system is going to be replete with errors, ... You could be falsely arrested. You could be delayed. You could lose your ability to travel.