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Ashcroft's Proposal Threatens Privacy
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Declan McCullagh has posted about General Ashcroft's Domestic Security Enhancement Act in his column at C|Net:
WASHINGTON--Attorney General John Ashcroft wants even more power to snoop on the Internet, spy on private conversations and install secret microphones, spyware and keystroke loggers.
Ashcroft's Justice Department has quietly crafted a whopping 120-page proposal that represents the boldest attack yet on our electronic privacy in the name of thwarting future terrorist attacks. The nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity posted the draft legislation, which reads like J. Edgar Hoover's wish list, on its Web site Friday.
Called the Domestic Security Enhancement Act (DSEA), the legislation has not been formally introduced in Congress, and a representative for Ashcroft indicated on Friday that it's a work in progress. But the fact that the legislation is under consideration already, before we know the effects of its USA Patriot Act predecessor, should make us realize that the Bush administration thinks "homeland security" is the root password to the Constitution.
More scary details are here.
Posted by: SKYHN
So basically, he wants to put a trojan on everyones PC....
Riiiiiiiight.
Posted by: Gunslinger
None of this matters to me. I'm a telepath anyway. Let's see them wiretap that.
Posted by: TotalRecall
"You know what this means?! This means this damned thing doesn't work!"
Posted by: tkron
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"The FBI used secret files and hidden microphones to blackmail the Kennedy brothers, sway the Supreme Court and influence presidential elections. "
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from that article (here)....
Hmm what the heck is that about, I never heard or read anything about that before.
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