Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Hot To Watch Bangbros For Free?

EM-Tickets available as bureaucratic in the World Cup (sports, NZZ Online)

Bravo, finally a voice again the Vernuft:
"The Umschreiberei is too complicated for ordinary fan. Although it is a good idea, but not in practice feasible. The stages are thus not "safe," said Kallen.
I particularly like: The EM
organizers rely on a system in which only the purchaser of the tickets must provide their personal details. This is in order for all persons responsible for which he has purchased a ticket.
is thus satisfied with what Bruce Schneier describes here:
By putting up a sign saying "Your purchase free if you do not get a receipt," the employer is getting the customer to guard the employee. The customer makes sure the employee gives him a receipt, and employee theft is reduced accordingly.

There is a general rule in security to align interest with capability. The customer has the capability of watching the employee; the sign gives him the interest.
Selbstveranwortung is the first step to improving security.