11 April 2005

Hi tech conclave

There are all sorts of things that could be said in a conclave to elect a new pope that the Vaican wouldn't want out there for general consumption. It is true that we speak differently according to whether we think we are in private or are in public, o or off the record. Sensitive decision-making and searching for truth and true guidance in any context requires that we can be free to step outsied of group think or public-relations mode, and so I take my hat off to J-PII: "In 1996, John Paul set down rules to protect cardinals from 'threats to their independence of judgment.' Cell phones, electronic organizers, radios, newspapers, TVs and recorders were banned. The ban on cell phones and personal data organizers makes sense, security experts say, since they can be hacked and used to broadcast the proceedings to a listener."
How can we make sure that our important decision-making meetings are similarly open to one another and the moent and not just to interest groups and PR posturing?
Wired News: Foiling Spies at the Vatican:

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