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Anti-Civil Liberties Legislation Progresses

Posted by michael on from the steamroller dept.

hillct writes: "The ACLU has a very good comparison chart of anti-terrorism provisions in legislation currently being considered by congress. It covers the Combating Terrorism Act of 2001, the House Bill (PATRIOT Act) and the Senate Bill (USA Act), comparing it all to current law. We've all seen pieces of this information but the ACLU staffers did a great job consolidating it all." CDT also has a very good pdf guide to these about-to-be-passed laws. But the Onion has the best commentary.

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  1. For the Nth time - YOU HAVE NO PRIVACY by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 3, Redundant
    How long will posters here continue to believe they have any privacy to protect???

    The only place you have privacy is in a room in your house with no windows. Otherwise assume you are being observed.

    If you have a credit card, your entire purchase history is in a database.

    If you have a drivers license or ssn which you use to identify yourself, your activities can be traced.

    You phone can be trivially tapped.

    You are being videotaped in most public buildings whether you know it or not.

    Your internet connection is the most trivial of all to tap and trace.

    Use TiVo? You viewing habits are in a database.

    Where oh where is this privacy you are trying to protect? At least a national ID card would make everyone aware of the fact that they have ZERO privacy.

  2. Re:The Onion by jiheison · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Speaking of the onion:

    Freedoms Curtailed In Defense Of Liberty