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FBI Planning New Net-Tapping Push

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-america-backdoor-routes-you dept.

Section_Ei8ht writes to tell us CNet is reporting that the FBI is pushing for legislation to allow law enforcement officials free access to networking gear via built in backdoors for eavesdropping. From the article: "Jim Harper, a policy analyst at the free-market Cato Institute and member of a Homeland Security advisory board, said the proposal would 'have a negative impact on Internet users' privacy. People expect their information to be private unless the government meets certain legal standards,' Harper said. 'Right now the Department of Justice is pushing the wrong way on all this.'"

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  1. Re:I am a patriotic American. by hackstraw · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    You know, thats funny, but lets think about this for a minute.

    These people are paid by me and work for me right?

    Being a hobbiest psychologist who likes to monitor my own behavior, and being that these people are working for me to also monitor my own behavior, why don't they just send me the results so I can assess what I'm up to?

    I would like to have subtotals and summaries of all my behavior and how those compare to averages of people my same age, economic status, etc.

    In other words, I want to be spied on so long as it benefits me, not hurts me at my expense.

    The SSI office does this. They tell me how much I've paid, and what I'm supposed to get when I retire at certain ages. My credit card gives me annual reports, and I like those.

    I would like to see things like I'm in the top 99 percentile of travel, and the bottom 1 percentile of the tax bracket, and that I'm above average for saving/spending ratio, etc.

    So, in other words, if you spy on my on my dime, give me a detailed report so I benefit. Seal the results, and I don't want to pay.

    Thanks.