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Article #41Re: Poll: for/against Net surveillance in UK Anti-Terrorism law ?
From: David G. Bell
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:17
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:17
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Richard Clayton wrote: > > In article <jlHS7.107$7v6.186801@monolith.news.easynet.net>, pisces > <pisces48@yahoo.com> writes > > >A police Super (or > >equivalent spook or Customs), can on his own authority without a warrant, > >order up traffic data on one person or a million, if HE thinks that is > >"proportionate". > > he will also need to have the budget to pay for this ... so the > accountants may help to keep his sense of proportion in check But the technology keeps getting more powerful for the same money, so the accountants may have less control as time passes. Relying on that to safeguard your rights is stupid. Reading mail is still expensive for physical items, because you have to somehow get past the envelope, but there's no envelope for email. The cost of sending email doesn't protect us from spammers. Whu should the costs protect up from these snoops? -- David G. Bell -- Farmer, SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger. The singer who is no longer, and no shorter, than he was last week. He's about the same length in his stocking moolies.
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