[OLPC Security] Seamless Lessons & Security (commentary)

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

Toby Murray <toby.murray at comlab.ox.ac.uk> writes:

> [...]
>> > Isn't that like saying that the goal of airport security is to ensure
>> > that noone can board without showing ID.
>> >
>> > No it's not. The goal of airport security is to ensure that noone can
>> > board who is deemed unsafe to allow to fly.
>> 
>> Right. But Bitfrost is not about airport security.
>
> No but airport security demonstrates that intelligent people can fall
> victim to thinking they're providing security when what they're really
> providing is security theatre.
>
> The dialog/notification that Ivan cited above is an example of security
> theatre.

The phrase "security theater" has taken the role of a throwaway
pejorative by overcasual use.  Please justify your arguments from
first principles.


- FChE