this event will mark the end of individual freedom as we know it. calls for increasing surveillance at the expense of personal freedom will be stronger than ever. everybody opposed to giving up his personal freedom will be framed as a suspect.

expect the following:

• total ban on encryption
• machine-readable identification cards mandatory
• increased use of video surveillance, face recognition
• closer law-enforcement cooperation on an international scale
• heavy increases in military spending
• censoring of dissident views on the internet

now would be as good a time as ever to read the transparent society by david brin.

Can we stand living our lives exposed to scrutiny ... our secrets laid out in the open ... if in return we get flashlights of our own, that we can shine on the arrogant and strong? Or is privacy's illusion so precious that it is worth any price, including surrendering our own right to pierce the schemes of the powerful?

update
wired reports that the fbi has installed carnivore internet surveillance equipment at major internet providers within hours of the attacks.