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SMS, SARS, And Censorship
angkor writes with a link to this article about "How SMS messaging in China forced the government to acknowledge the 'fatal flu in Guangdong.' And the steps the Chinese government is taking to make sure it does not happen again."
and that is different from the US and the UK how exactly? maybe they search for different words but the principle is the same.
I invite you to post a link from a reputable news site (say the FT or NY Times) reporting that a single innocent person has been arrested or imprisoned in the US or EU as a result of interception of SMS messages.
Go on.
Use google to help you, if you like.
Use Lexis/nexis if you have access to it.
You won't find one because guess what, it never happened. Nothing that has ever happened in the US or UK even compares to what is par for the course in China or North Korea.
I know you think you're a "rebel" but guess what, criticizing the government is a trend, nothing more. It's what all the cool kids are doing these days. And you can't even see that you're being led by the nose as part of the crowd.
to answer your question. i'm not going to waste my time acting as your research gimp but even if there is no headline screaming "good guy sent to jail after sms conviction" it doesn't mean that people haven't been spied upon, arrested or even imprisoned based partly on the evidence gained from sms messages.
Right, "just because it never happened, doesn't mean it never happened." You liberals are all the same - you whine like babies about a free and open society, but you will believe and say anything to protect a communist dictatorship.
it's an accepted fact that echelon exists (presuming the BBC is an ok source for you?). do you honestly think it doesn't handle sms?
Police forces have used surveillance on criminals since long before electronic communication even existed. What's your point?
"cozied up to China" is MUCH different than taking our rights away and making the US government ACT like the Chinese government, all in the name of "homeland security".
Having good trade relations with the most populous nation in the world is a good thing. Eroding rights through USA actions like the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act - and Son of P.A.T.R.I.O.T. acts - is scary.
"My civil liberties died in the 'War on Terrorism.'"