Bush Wants Right to ISP Customer Data

bryan8m writes "Wired is reporting that the Bush administration wants back the ability to make ISPs turn over information on their customers. The U.S. Court of Appeals is handling the case and of course the feds want to hide details of it from the public. The law giving the government the power to seize communications records from 1986 was strengthened in 2001 by the Patriot Act and struck down after the ACLU challenged it."

Comments

Re:Why Bother with the Courts?

[HillaryWBush]

Ilegal facist burocracy!

Re:I'm so glad...

[SA Stevens]

Indeed. Algore's version would be smoother, would go down easier, and he's much better at directing an army of bureaucrats.

Re:Hiding the law from the people who it is direct

[geekee]

" It looks more like a plutocracy with the wealth and power being concentrated in the top few percent of the population. The only direction now is down into despotism."

If this is true, why do the wealthy pay most of the taxes? Because they are a minority. We are headed for socialism, because the average person wants the wealth of this minority, and democracy gives them that power.