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March 24, 2009

How to Secure Paranoia
Posted by Adam Blickstein

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I'm all for increased vigilance in reporting suspicious activity, but random dumpster diving does not seem to be a sustainable or sanitary strategy for combating possible terrorism:

Don't rely on others. If you supect [sic] it report it.

Londoners are being asked to trust their instincts and report suspicious behaviour to help combat terrorist activity.

Just one piece of information could be vital in helping disrupt terrorist planning and, in turn, save lives.

This national publicity campaign across England and Wales raises awareness of the Anti-Terrorist Hotline and gives the public examples of suspicious activity and behaviour. The public are encouraged to trust their instincts and report anything confidentially to the Anti-Terrorist Hotline, where specialist officers will take their call.

While public relations is certainly an integral component to raising awareness (especially in Britain with its strong history of homegrown terror), it seems to me that there is a fine line between raising true public awareness of possible threats and fomenting paranoia that every person snapping photos is a potential suspect and every rubbish bin is repository for explosive material. And making every Tom, Dick and Harry a vestigial law enforcement official can have a detrimental societal effect. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is fairly instructive on this point.

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While public relations is certainly an integral component to raising awareness

While public relations is certainly an integral component to raising awareness

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Never under any circumstances should you give out credit card or personal financial information online. The internet simply is not that secure. I know that does sound genuinely paranoid, but it also happens to be very sage advice.

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