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Surveillance in Washington DC And At Bookstores

Posted by timothy on from the we-have-no-choice-but-to-accept dept.

dioscaido writes: "From reuters: 'Washington police are building what will be the nation's biggest network of surveillance cameras to monitor shopping areas, streets, monuments and other public places in the U.S. capital, a move that worries civil liberties groups, The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.'" Aragorn_2002 writes "I found this new article on Salon.com about how feds are subpoenaing book-purchasing records. Just imaging if they start to use DMCA and the new Anti-terrorist bill to subpoena someone buying books on breaking encryption." If you've ever ordered from Amazon, this might concern you. Update: 02/13 21:30 GMT by M : The full WSJ article is available on MSNBC.

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  1. Don't buy maldas book on sterching your anus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You might get arrested if you do!

  2. Re:Imagine this by herbert_axelrod · · Score: -1, Troll

    This morning, when I looked in the toilet, there was a beowulf cluster. good day sir.

  3. Interesting, by Lord+Hugh+Toppingham · · Score: 0, Troll
    'Washington police are building what will be the nation's biggest network of surveillance cameras to monitor shopping areas, streets, monuments and other public places in the U.S. capital, a move that worries civil liberties groups

    Yeah, I wonder who else will be "worried". Here's a quick list off the top of my head. Car Jackers, Drunks, Drug Addicts, Shoplifters, Vagrants, Gang-Bangers and Terrorists.

    They say you can judge a man by the company he keeps. That's how I like to judge these so-called civil libertarians. They seem to keep company with some strange people. Like the ACLU and the KKK.

  4. I fail to see how this is of concern by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't break the law, nor do I purchase illegal books (hell, htey don't even sell illegal books at bookstores). Why should I care about this? Because it might provide a deterrent to someone interested in mugging me?

  5. Indymedia == lies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Knowing the quality of the content at Indymedia, that was probably a Photoshop job. Never mind that anti-America kiddies should be using GIMP if they believe in socialism so much, but theft is just another part of their lifestyle. In any event, they would do anything to support terrorists (they call it "supporting international law", but that's like some of their nutters saying "end the Zionist occupation of Palestine" - we know what it really means).

    Don't believe anything you see at Indymedia. It's either biased against the West, or utter crap. Anyone who posts an item with a link to any IMC should be modded down as (-1, Gullible) or (-1, Liar).