| antibiometricdude on Wed, 13 Mar 2002 08:32:02 +0100 (CET) |
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| [Nettime-bold] ::: DATA ACTION ON THE POWER HOUSE MUSEUM (SYDNEY) |
[ the following is an opinion piece from the anti-biometric-machine ] ::: MISSION CODE ALPHA - STATUS URGENT ::: DATA ACTION ON THE POWER HOUSE MUSEUM (SYDNEY) ::: f-l-o-o-d http://www.phm.gov.au ::: f-l-o-o-d http://biomet.org The PURPOSE of this action is to bring INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION to the development of corporate strategies which promote biometric and security products as solutions to so-called security threats. These corporate strategies include the MANIPULATION of public opinion, suppression of opposing view points, DEMONISATION of peoples from different cultures and the deliberate SCARE-MONGERING related to potential terrorist attacks. The BIOMETRICS INSTITUTE established in July 2001 through initial funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government is organising a Biometrics Institute Conference to be held at The Power House Museum on March 20, 2002. The sponsors of this conference are corporations who provide so-called security solutions. Its press release heading exposes its true intent: "Computer-recognition experts rally to counter-terrorism call". It is a conference that claims to provide a balanced discussion of the issue. There is the token space and time given to address issues such as privacy - however the PURPOSE of the conference is to promote and sell BIOMETRICS as the solution to a safer world. POLITICANS looking for fast solutions will JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON and BUY it up using the public money. The BIOMETRIC industry will not prevent terrorism. It cannot stop wars. It will automate ignorance and take away the inclination of people to understand difference. The BIOMETRIC industry will only further DIVIDE people and force the public domain to become MILITARISED space. BIOMETRICS are based on measuring the BODY. It promotes stereotyping and does not tolerate difference. It is about a BLUE-EYE BLOND HAIR world-view. HITLER would be a strong SUPPORTER of BIOMETRICS This ACTION is TARGETTING the POWER HOUSE MUSEUM because as a PUBLIC INSTITUION it should not be providing space to enable corporate interests to further their influence and power over State and Government decision-making. The Power House Museum should not be supporting an industry lobby group to utilise its space to promote and sell its products. ::: ACTION TARGETS http://www.phm.gov.au [email protected] [email protected] - Executive Officer http://biomet.org [email protected] - CEO Biometric Institute SMS Flood: 0418 161 952 (+61 418 161 952) ::: PHYSICAL CONGESTION Power House Museum 500 Harris Street Ultimo, Sydney NSW Australia Biometric Institute IBC Building Australian Technology Park Eveleigh NSW 1430 Australia ::: REFERENCES FOR MORE INFORMATION http://www.privacy.org http://www.aclu.org/features/f110101a.html Hush provide the worlds most secure, easy to use online applications - which solution is right for you? HushMail Secure Email http://www.hushmail.com/ HushDrive Secure Online Storage http://www.hushmail.com/hushdrive/ Hush Business - security for your Business http://www.hush.com/ Hush Enterprise - Secure Solutions for your Enterprise http://www.hush.com/ Looking for a good deal on a domain name? http://www.hush.com/partners/offers.cgi?id=domainpeople _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold