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Crashing the Wiretapper's Ball

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hardly-shocking dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wired is running an article with some great investigative journalism. Writer Thomas Green snuck into the ISS World Conference, a trade show featuring communications-tapping equipment and normally a press-free event. There, he got some very interesting quotes from the attendees." From the article: "You really need to educate yourself ... Do you think this stuff doesn't happen in the West? Let me tell you something. I sell this equipment all over the world, especially in the Middle East. I deal with buyers from Qatar, and I get more concern about proper legal procedure from them than I get in the USA."

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  1. Link goes to third page by Miraba · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actual link to first page here.

  2. Treason Defined by Ironsides · · Score: 4, Informative

    Article 3, Section 3 of the Constitution of the United States of America:

    Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

    The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

    Passing or voting for an unconstitutional law is not treason.

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    Fly me to the moon Let me sing among those stars Let me see what spring is like On jupiter and mars
  3. Conspiracy Against Rights statute by b0s0z0ku · · Score: 5, Informative
    personaly i feel that we need a new law here in the US .. if you pass a law that is found to violate the bill of rights and/or the constitution - you should be found guilty of treason (and that would go for anyone that put there name on the bill) - that would make them thing twice.. well atleast mabey thing once ?

    Actually, "Conspiracy Against Rights" (18 USC 241/242) already covers this. The penalty for conspiring to deprive people of their constitutional rights (passed during the civil rights era) is up to 10 years in prison. If kidnapping (would unlawful imprisonment qualify?) is involved, or someone dies as a result, the maximum penalty is death.

    See for yourself:
    http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crim/241fin.htm

    -b.