Uncle Sam Looks To Expand Wiretap Authority. Again.

[totodeinhere]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Uncle-Sam-Looks-To-Expand-Wiretap-Authority-Again-110977

Despite the fact the phone companies now act as part time FBI surveillance analysts with a fleeting regard to law, and dump U.S. citizen data wholesale through NSA listening posts, Uncle Sam still apparently isn't happy with its wiretap authority. The NY Times, oddly ignoring recent history of unprecedented telco involvement in surveillance, notes that Uncle Sam is pushing hard to expand laws requiring broadband companies are ready and willing to respond to wiretap needs.

I wish that this issue could be more front and center. The myth that this is a free country needs to be shot down once and for all. The government has too much wiretap authority already, yet they want more. Wiretapping is a police state tactic and has no place here.

[RandomThoughts]

1. I agree, wire taps should be limited with strict oversight by courts.

When Rachel spoke about her argument of Conservatives saying they were for less government, she should have mentioned patriot act, and how that is not a Conservative value or principle to remove protections of citizens from government snooping without showable cause.

I wonder why she did not?

[speppin]

2. No place here?--Tell that to Pres. Obama et al.

[totodeinhere]

5. Actually, I called Senator Reid's office about it.

Since I am a Nevada voter and he is in a tight race for reelection, I thought I might get more bang for my buck with him.

[Hannah Bell]

3. knr

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Wonder how helpful anonymizers are .

Is that the right word??

[totodeinhere]

6. I don't know if it's the right word or not but it's pretty pathetic that in this

so-called "land of the free" we might have to resort to the same tactic that people in China do such as using proxy servers in order to get around the government.

[maryf]

7. Thanks, K&R

[ThomWV]

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