] Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., is planning to introduce a
] bill on Thursday to halt the Pentagon's Total Information
] Awareness program.

Pentagon database plan hits snag on Hill - Tech News - CNET.com

] Physical, which operates nine gyms in the former British
] colony, recently posted signs in its Hong Kong facilities
] forbidding the use of mobile phones in locker rooms.
] "It's just some areas that are restricted for mobile
] phones," said Physical spokeswoman Miran Chan.
] "Some of these phones can be used as cameras. If someone
] uses a phone this way and takes a photo and puts it on the
] Internet, it's not very good for our members and their
] privacy."

Privacy concerns of camera phones have already begun to manifest.

CNN.com - Gym bans camera phones in locker-rooms - Jan. 14, 2003

] That raises the disquieting possibility of being tracked
] though our personal possessions. Imagine: The Gap links
] your sweater's RFID tag with the credit card you used to
] buy it and recognizes you by name when you return.
] Grocery stores flash ads on wall-sized screens based on
] your spending patterns, just like in "Minority Report."
] Police gain a trendy method of constant, cradle-to-grave
] surveillance.

RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages - Tech News - CNET.com

] "While this may sound defensible, what about having to
] provide picture evidence of your red nose and bleary eyes
] when you call in sick, or a photo of your mates to your
] partner when you go out for an evening without them."

Any interesting discussion of the potential, and potential dark side, of camera phones.

BBC NEWS | Technology | When every picture tells a story

] "Ivanescu said the problem isn't so much sensitivity as
] getting clear face scans. The technology works well "as
] long as you can control the lighting, the glare and the
] position of the camera," he said."

Face recognition systems aren't good for scanning crowds.

Wired News: Biometrics Benched for Super Bowl

] "Efforts to bolster Internet security will not lead to
] increased government scrutiny of individuals' online
] habits, the White House and industry sources said on
] Friday."

[IP] White House Claims Web Security Plan Won't Invade Privacy

] "Dr. Poindexter has said publicly that he has begun
] discussions with the National Academy of Science to
] finance a long-range study of the privacy implications of
] new surveillance technologies."

The DOD released a study they did on technological measures that can protect individual privacy in systems like TIA. IP has a link to that paper. They also have this story about it. This pre-dates the IAO controversy. It means that there are at least SOME people up there who are actually thinking about the implications of the things they are doing. To what extent seems very unclear after reading this article.

DOD, Poindexter Study Seeks Technology Safeguards for Privacy

BTW, this is why feds always advocate biometric technologies even though they aren't cost effective.

TIA Flowchart