This is kind of funny and sad at the same time:

A civil rights organisation wants to hear examples of security measures that are so ill-advised, impotent or irritating that they should be named and shamed.

Privacy International (PI) announced on Monday that it is holding the “Stupid Security Awards” in an attempt to highlight the absurdities of the security industry.

I guess the positive aspect of this is that it brings security into a sphere of communication and discussion that could lead to improvements, if improvements are really the desired outcome. I worry that the trade-offs will not be discussed in a fair light, since it could easily become a “we hate helmets and we’re louder than you so repeal the law now” festival.

Does it count if you are in the security industry and create an ill-advised measure just to win the award? That would be sooo fitting if someone were to game a system meant to highlight stupidity in security measures.