Security after Boston bombings.

• Position: List - Boston Marathon bombing - Brief article

Bruce Schneier is an expert in security, both online and in real life, and one of the most prominent public voices for measured responses to public threats. Schneier offers three reasons why the Boston marathon bombing does not necessitate tighter security measures.

1 Nothing requires fixing. The fact that the occasional terrorist attack succeeds does not necessarily imply any systemic security failures. That's doubly true when the terrorists act alone and on impulse. There are 700,000 people on the FBI's "watch list." It is simply impossible to closely monitor them

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2 No new measures are needed. No suite of new police powers or new police technologies will magically keep us safe. Investigation, intelligence, and emergency...