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digital evesdropping
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don adair
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Sep 22, 2000 20:55 PDT
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Hello.
I'm a lurker, and an acolyte in the Cluetrain salon. I do get a lot out =
of evesdropping=20
on you all, however. Thanks for elevating the conversation.
I wouldn't normally do this, but the ACLU just sent me this and I think =
it's important:
Do you want your cellular phone to be turned into a tracking device? =20
Early next week, the House Judiciary Committee will take action on
legislation of immense importance to privacy and cyberliberties. This
legislation, introduced by Rep. Charles Canady (R-FL), is a reaction to
the enormous growth in electronic surveillance. In each of the last two
years in fact, nearly two million innocent communications have been
intercepted in law enforcement wiretaps.
The new Canady bill would insure that federal law enforcement agents =
meet
a higher legal threshold before forcing your phone company or Internet
Service Provider to disclose information on your conversations or =
physical
whereabouts. Currently, federal officials only have to show that the
information requested would be relevant to a pending investigation.
The Clinton administration is trying to load down the bill with =
amendments
that would lead to more wiretapping and government access to the email =
of
innocent people. Privacy must be strengthened, not weakened, in this
digital age. You can read more about the legislation and urge your =
member
of Congress to support the privacy provisions in the bill at our action
alert:
http://www.aclu.org/action/tapping106.html
dadair
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm a lurker, and an acolyte in the Cluetrain salon. =
I do get=20
a lot out of evesdropping </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>on you all, however. Thanks for =
elevating the=20
conversation.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I wouldn't normally do this, but the ACLU just =
sent me=20
this and I think it's important:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>Do you want your cellular phone to be =
turned into=20
a tracking device? <BR><BR>Early next week, the House Judiciary =
Committee=20
will take action on<BR>legislation of immense importance to privacy and=20
cyberliberties. This<BR>legislation, introduced by Rep. Charles =
Canady=20
(R-FL), is a reaction to<BR>the enormous growth in electronic=20
surveillance. In each of the last two<BR>years in fact, nearly two =
million=20
innocent communications have been<BR>intercepted in law enforcement=20
wiretaps.<BR><BR>The new Canady bill would insure that federal law =
enforcement=20
agents meet<BR>a higher legal threshold before forcing your phone =
company or=20
Internet<BR>Service Provider to disclose information on your =
conversations or=20
physical<BR>whereabouts. Currently, federal officials only have to =
show=20
that the<BR>information requested would be relevant to a pending=20
investigation.<BR><BR>The Clinton administration is trying to load down =
the bill=20
with amendments<BR>that would lead to more wiretapping and government =
access to=20
the email of<BR>innocent people. Privacy must be strengthened, not =
weakened, in=20
this<BR>digital age. You can read more about the legislation and =
urge your=20
member<BR>of Congress to support the privacy provisions in the bill at =
our=20
action<BR>alert:<BR><BR></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.aclu.org/action/tapping106.html"><FONT=20
size=3D3>http://www.aclu.org/action/tapping106.html</FONT></A><BR></FONT>=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>dadair</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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