Disney: Big Brother's living laboratory

[formercia]

http://newsinitiative.org/story/2006/09/01/walt_disney_world_the_governments

The government has looked to Disney for advice on biometrics in the past. After 9/11, one Disney executive was part of a group convened by the Federal Aviation Administration and other federal agencies to help develop a plan for "Passenger Protection and Identity Verification" at airports, using biometrics.

The executive, Gordon Levin, also was part of a group asked by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency to develop national standards for the biometrics industry.

Levin is not the only Disney employee to lend his expertise to the government.

Former Disney employees have filled some of the most sensitive positions in the U.S. intelligence and security communities. Eric Haseltine left his post as executive vice president of research and development at Walt Disney Imagineering in 2002 to become associate director for research at the NSA, and he is now National Intelligence Director John Negroponte’s assistant director for science and technology.

[Joanne98]

1. Is Mickey Mouse listening to your phonecalls?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Combine this information with ChimiChurri's post on their copyright

legislation, and Disney looks like a f#*&ing powerful and scary organization.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2096949

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MKJ

[Karenina]

4. Gub'mint + *Multinationals=

(This is a trick question. :evilgrin: )

[formercia]

3. It just amazes me

that so few people have responded to this.

Are you fucking people asleep, or am I just howling at the Moon?

[dogday]

5. Wow, this is amazing

Disney is just a stepping stone to National Security Jobs apparently

[Roland99]

6. Well, it's how they verify the ticket holder for entrance to the parks

Insert two fingers (or one if you're going to the Magic Kingdom) to verify you're the person who the ticket belongs to. Keeps the tickets from being passed along to family/friends or being used if stolen.