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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.

11 of 368 comments (clear)

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

    fp!! yess!

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

      Sorry, not quite (you ho)

  2. Nationalism + threat = changing priorities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hitler knew this too well, and even said as much.

  3. Re:Grr. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Haha, nice English there... prepare to be modded into a steaming pile of-

  4. Re:FP? by theNeophile · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Try 8th, ho

  5. Re:Good Thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    then you're obviously a terrorist

  6. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck you closeminded sheep moderator fucks

  7. Re:No sweat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    forgot some key words
    Muslim
    USA
    Islam
    Sex Monkeys
    G. Bush
    Sheep

  8. Re:No real surprise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mmmmm.... enchiladas..... *slobber*

  9. Re:Moderation is out of control on Slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I agree.

    Here are some examples of trolls:
    -Tickle my balls
    -Check this out [goat.cxe]
    -America sucks red monkey ass

    The above post is NOT A TROLL. It is a strong viewpoint. There's a big difference. True, it's a tad offtopic, but only very slightly. The purpose of negative mod points is to filter out the crap that's completely off-topic that no one really wants to read. The above post is moderately insightful, and IMHO, should've been simply left at 2. Thank you, other 2 moderators for adjusting this. (I'm not the author, BTW)

  10. Re:No real surprise by Jehosephat2k · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ``There is no reason for anyone in this country, for anyone except a police officer or a military person, to buy, to own, to have, to use, a handgun. The only way to control handgun use in this country is to prohibit the guns. And the only way to do that is to change the constitution.''

    -NBC News president, Michael Gartner, USA Today, 1992-Jan-16