All Fair In Fighting Terrorism

THE REACH OF THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY extends to using "any and all means appropriate to fight terrorism" which means it supercedes all wiretapping laws. This Whitehouse concept is disturbing because George W. Bush claims that he has congressional authorization for carte blanch snooping, In a past life, I processed surveillance data gleaned from satellites or undersea cables. While not as sophisticated, Ireland's tapping imvolves scanning mobile phone traffic and emails for keywords. We cede important digital rights when this happens.

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