Also see the Digital Angel discussions in the Politech archives: http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=angel ********** Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:55:02 +1000 From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochraneat_private> Organization: The Age newspaper To: declanat_private Subject: Asylum seekers may be e-tagged says Anglican church, Fed Govt Hi Declan For Politech: Ruddock considers tagging detainees Illegal immigrants could be electronically tracked as an alternative to detention if suitable technology was available, the federal government said. Anglican Primate and Archbishop of Perth, Peter Carnley, has suggested refugees and asylum seekers be e-tagged before being released into the community as an alternative to mandatory detention. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said he would consider such a proposal. "My concern, which has always been that people should be available for processing and available for removal, might be able to be addressed if you had a system in which you could clearly identify where people were if they were free in the community," he told ABC radio. MORE: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/story_16083.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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