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Government Internet Surveillance Up

Posted by michael on from the sky's-the-limit dept.

Harvey Manfrenjensenton writes "According to this story at Newhouse News Service, the assault on Americans' rights known as the Patriot Act, passed by Congress in October, has produced results that are as disturbing -- and rampant -- as could have been anticipated. Law enforcement used to need a court order to tap your phone, read your mail, etc. Now they just need a whim. ISP's and Telcos can barely keep up with the volume of requests by Feds wanting to read your email." EFF's analysis of the Patriot Act is good reading.

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  1. It is not about reading your e-mail by NearlyHeadless · · Score: 5, Informative
    Telcos can barely keep up with the volume of requests by Feds wanting to read your email.

    No, they still need a judge to issue a warrant in order to read your e-mail. The article is about things that do not need a warrant, which includes who is sending you mail and who you are sending mail.


    The telephone companies and the post office have been giving out this information for decades without a warrant.

  2. Re:No real surprise by Jehosephat2k · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State." -- Heinrich Himmler