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US Policy Would Allow Government Access to Any Email

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the what's-the-date-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is currently helping to draft a new Cyber-Security Policy that could make the debate over warrantless wiretaps seem like a petty squabble. The new policy would allow the government to access to the content of any email, file transfer, or web search."

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  1. Luddite revolution by ari_j · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess we'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way. Now accepting (paper) applications for the next Paul Revere.

  2. Make your voice heard by cohomology · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tell the highest levels of the intelligence community what you think about this idea by picking up a phone and calling any number.

    I know, it's not original.

    --
    Don't mess with The Phone Company. Piss them off and you'll be using two tin cans and a piece of string.
  3. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    your password -which is something absolutly neutral Not necessarily. My password is "I'm planning a massive attack on U.S. soil."
  4. Or You Could Go With the Reagan/Bush/Rove/Cheney by NeverVotedBush · · Score: 5, Funny

    Defense...

    "I don't recall"