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Wiretapping Made Easier

Posted by michael on from the hurray-for-eavesdropping dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Less than a week after it was decided that virtual child pornography was legal, a bill has been introduced into Congress that makes it easier for wiretaps to be authorized by allowing material constituting or containing child pornography to be valid grounds for requesting a wiretap."

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  1. Re:Now now. Dont get your panties in a bunch. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Anonymous Coward wrote:

    > If you are suspected of traficking in child pornography, I hope that I am the one installing the wiretap, and I'll be sure to mention the charges as you are admitted to Federal Prison. Child molesters are truely at the bottom of the barrel there as well.

    Maybe you should read this article from http://www.alternet.org

    Thought Crimes
    http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID =12959

    Even the Supreme Court recognizes that sexual fantasies -- even about children -- are not necessarily rehearsals for harmful actions.