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Browsing Privacy - Off With Your Headers!

Posted by michael on from the j-edgar-hoover-just-a-footnote-nowadays dept.

andyo writes: "Incredible assertion in this Wired article that 'Americans have no reasonable expectation of privacy in the identities of their e-mail correspondents, or the addresses of Web pages they visit.' Cites two senators who I'd thought to be more clueful (Orrin Hatch and Chuck Schumer)." Sure, the FBI should be able to check out every URL I visit without a warrant. They'll never abuse that power.

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  1. first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Re:The ultra Conservative right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ultra conservative right? Charles Schumer? Somehow, these two terms don't seem to go together. Schumer has always seemd to be on the liberal democrat side of things...

  3. Isn't it interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that the most self-important people/countries are always full of shit ?

  4. Re:We need to organize by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please don't change the system, I like to laugh at america. It's a joke that never gets old.

  5. Why modded down? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's funny how the parent post was modded down. "Ralph" has really hit the nail on the head. The politically correct lambs will always ignore the facts if they are offensive. In academia, politics, science, arts, so on.

    You people should do some research: How does the media influence the government? Who controls the media? Who is sponsoring these proposals? Who is involved in the terrorism and why?

    1. Re:Why modded down? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      The Jews control the media. We are entangled in this whole mess because the Jews stole the land from the Palestinians 50 years ago. The Jews decided to move into Palestine and just kicked 500000 Palestinians out of their homes and farms. Was that fair? I don't think so.

      The Jews are culpable in the horrors of September 11. They are culpable because the dragged America into their foreign adventures by using their ownership of the media to manipulate public opinion. Note that Jews are only 2% of the USA population. Yet they have caused untold misery for the other 98% who don't give a damn about their Middle Eastern tribal wars and rivalries.

      Note that Senator "Chuck" Schumer is a Jew. He is one of the biggest Jews. If you don't believe the Jewish ability to influence mass media, you should read Who Rules America.

  6. Re:We need to organize by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    moderate the parent up!
    +5 Insightful!
    everyone laugh at america!
    i speak not very well english!

    mjl

  7. Re:The ultra Conservative right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So by your definition, you, Ted, and Chuck are all ultra conservative, eh? You really don't have any idea what you're talking about, do you?

  8. Re:The ultra Conservative right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And Hatch is Mormon, not Christian. There's a world of difference between Mormonism (a cult) and Christianity.

  9. ObSimpsons by MortimerK · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Sure, the FBI should be able to check out every URL I visit without a warrant. They'll never abuse that power.

    "Oh, a sarcastic Star Trek fan. You must be a hit with the ladies."

  10. Re:We need to organize by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anonymous cowards don't see sigs. Post the real link.

  11. Re:The ultra Conservative right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I recommend a new brain.

  12. Re:The ultra Conservative right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hatch is Mormon, not Christian.

    For such an expert on this, I noticed you're not even using correct terminology.

    Mormon is Mormon. Hatch is Hatch, and I've heard is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.