If you have been reading the news and watching TV, you’ve probably come to realize that the governments of the world are becoming more and more intrusive as time goes by. The terrorist threat has become the ultimate excuse for the growth of incredible amounts of “security” in every aspect of our lives, from the checking of shoes at the airport, to the use of biometrics for security of things that don’t *need* that level of intrusiveness. Privacy International has noticed this, and has decided that it’s time for everybody else to notice it, and therefore they have announced the 2006 Stupid Security Competition.
The “Stupid Security Awards” aim to highlight the absurdities of the
security industry. Privacy International’s director, Simon Davies, said his
group had taken the initiative because of “innumerable” security initiatives
around the world that had absolutely no genuine security benefit. The awards
were first staged in 2003 and attracted over 5,000 nominations. This will be
the second competition in the series.
Send in your nominations and don’t forget to take a look at the winners of the 2003 Stupid Security Awards.
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