Re: Does this Worry you?

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Tue Sep 18 2001 - 09:44:33 MDT


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From: "Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>

>>Olga Bourlin wrote,
>> This doesn't look good to me:
>> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46852,00.html
>
>> Senate OKs FBI Net Spying
>> By Declan McCullagh

>All these systems, procedures and activities were already in place
>before the attack. They were kept quiet and occasionally
>investigated by congress. Now in light of the recent terrorist
>attacks these things are being publicly justified. Nothing has
>really changed. Even the proposed restrictions on encryption were
>already being pushed by the current administration before the
>attack. This is business as usual, with just more honesty about
>what they are doing.

Harvey is correct in that this is already in place and in use. This
was instituted during the previous administration.

The current proposed restrictions on encryption are identical to
those attempted by the same previous administration.

Cypherpatriots to the ready.

Brian

Member:
Extropy Institute, www.extropy.org
National Rifle Association, www.nra.org, 1.800.672.3888
SBC/Ameritech Data Center Chicago, IL, Local 134 I.B.E.W

Disclosure notice: currently "plonked"
"Joe Dees" <joedees@addall.com>
"Party of Citizens"<citizens@vcn.bc.ca>

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