NEGATIVE - DISADVANTAGE — PRIVACY HURTS SECURITY 194

TERRORISM SHELL

A. ANONYMITY IS A TOOL OF TERRORISTS AND PEDOPHILES

John Schwartz , Washington Post Staff Writer, The Washington Post, March 9, 2000, SECTION: FINANCIAL; Pg. E01 TITLE: Online Crime Report Raises Privacy Concerns // acs-VT2001

The Supreme Court has recognized a constitutional right to speak anonymously. But law enforcement officials have long warned that terrorists, pedophiles and mobsters can take advantage of that same anonymity to commit evil and unlawful acts; Deputy U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before Congress last week that anonymity is a powerful tool for cyber-criminals.

"Given the complexity of this issue, balancing the need for accountability with the need for anonymity may be one of the greatest policy challenges in the years ahead," states the report.

B. WE NEED TO BALANCE PRIVACY AGAINST PROTECTION IN ORDER TO DETER TERRORIST ATTACKS

William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, The Washington Post, July 26, 1999, SECTION: OP-ED; Pg. A19 TITLE: Preparing for a Grave New World // acs-EE2001

But merely managing the consequences of an attack is not sufficient. We must be vigilant in seeking to interdict and defeat the efforts of those who seek to inflict mass destruction on us. This will require greater international cooperation, intelligence collection abroad and information gathering by law enforcement agencies at home. Information is clearly power, and greater access to information will require the American people and their elected officials to find the proper balance between privacy and protection.

C. USA LIVES IN RISK OF A TERRORIST ATTACK ON HOME TERRITORY, AND PREPARATION IS THE BEST DETERRENT

William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, The Washington Post, July 26, 1999, SECTION: OP-ED; Pg. A19 TITLE: Preparing for a Grave New World // acs-EE2001

Welcome to the grave New World of terrorism -- a world in which traditional notions of deterrence and counter-response no longer apply. Perpetrators may leave no postmark or return address -- no tell-tale signs of a missile launch, no residue of TNT that can be traced to a construction site, no rental truck receipts leading to the foolhardy suspects. In fact, their place of business may be a number of countries that are conducting bioengineering under the guise of pharmaceutical research. Penicillin for the poor, or ebola for the enemy? Who is to say, and with what deterrent is America left?

Preparation is itself a deterrent. By minimizing the death and destruction would-be terrorists hope to spawn, we reduce the likelihood they will even try. Yet a chemical or biological strike on American soil could quickly surpass any community's ability to cope.