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"Dark Alleys" on the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the places-people-hide dept.

nokilli writes "Sounding the alarmist tone many of us became used to in the early days of the web, The New York Times has a story that talks about "national security" concerns over the myriad ways in which two people (i.e., terrorists) can communicate using the Internet today [NYT=Kneel before Zod]. They're talking about monitoring chat rooms, email servers, etc. I'd like to see how they plan on monitoring my mage as it talks to your cleric in some obscure, nearly impossible to reach (unless you're level 50) corner of our favorite MUD."

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  1. Reminds me of a quote I saw recently by jandrese · · Score: 5, Funny
    <Stormrider> I should bomb something
    <Stormrider> ...and it's off the cuff remarks like that that are the reason I don't log chats
    <Stormrider> Just in case the FBI ever needs anything on me
    <Elzie_Ann> I'm sure they can just get it from someone who DOES log chats.
    *** FBI has joined #gamecubecafe
    <FBI> We saw it anyway.
    *** FBI has quit IRC (Quit: )
    bash.org is great.
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  2. Re:Already tapped.... by dasunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Internet: Where men are men, women are men, and little girls are FBI agents.

  3. Attack based upon presence or lack thereof by SeanDuggan · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they see each other every day, no attack. If one is absent, *boom*.
    And I thought I had "Oh, shit!" moments when waking up from oversleeping...

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