Terrorism, technology and the profession
Holmes, N.
Sch. of Comput., Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas.;
This paper appears in: Computer
Publication Date: Nov 2001
Volume: 34,
Issue: 11
On page(s): 136, 134-135
ISSN: 0018-9162
CODEN: CPTRB4
INSPEC Accession Number: 7094058
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/2.963451
Current Version Published: 2002-08-07
Abstract
Technology made the scale of the September 11 terrorist tragedy
possible: it built both the towers and the planes that destroyed them,
and it produced the funds and provided the communications the terrorists
used to implement their plan. Much of this technology is digital. The
authorities had technology in place to predict and prevent terrorist
acts such as this and, because of September 11's events, they will
receive calls for much greater use of preventive technologies and
systems. Much of this technology will be digital, and members of the
computing profession will be heavily involved in its development. Many
computing professionals have great experience in preventive systems,
particularly for the Internet, and this experience will surely be
relevant to the anti-terrorism effort. The author considers how their
professional judgment should be used to evaluate proposals that, if
accepted, will likely have a considerable effect on the conduct of
everyday life, our freedom of movement and speech, and our personal
privacy and liberties
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