On Apr 23, 2012, at 0:05, "EXT - joelja(_at_)bogus(_dot_)com"
<joelja(_at_)bogus(_dot_)com> wrote:
(quoting from RFC 2418)
All working group sessions (including those held outside of the IETF
meetings) shall be reported by making minutes available. These
minutes should include the agenda for the session, an account of the
discussion including any decisions made, and a list of attendees.
RFCs are not gospel. They can, and, in this instance, should, be changed:
either remove that last item, or stately explicitly that there is no
expectation of privacy at IETF meetings. (I have a sinking feeling I know
which way that will go.)
Why shouldn't getting the list of a meeting's attendees require a subpoena?
The cost argument is bogus; equally, there are those who think going to a judge
for permission to wiretap is a waste of time and money.
Put the money you save on NOT installing RFID kit into a fund for handling
subpoenas (only half joking).
Kireeti
PS: Yoav, regarding your remarks on street surveillance, from the IETF Note
Well:
"A participant in any IETF activity acknowledges that written, audio and video
records of meetings may be made and may be available to the public."
A camera over meeting room doorways is next.