Feds Spying on Cable Modem Users

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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice already is using its new anti-terrorism powers to monitor cable modem users without obtaining a judge's permission first.

A top Bush administration official lauded the controversial USA Patriot Act at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying that the new abilities have let police obtain information in investigations that was previously unavailable.

"We would not have been able to do (this) under prior law without a specific court order," said Michael Chertoff, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division.

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Guys I'd really like to go to Afganistan to look for Bin Laden myself. This bastard needs his nuts cut off.

 

[flurff]

The US Government is invading on our privacy even more. Great.

As much as I cringe to think about it, there unfortunately is a purpose for these invasions of privacy. Five words and 3 initials: Prevention of another WTC-like Crisis.

But please don't use the words "nuts" and "cut off" in the same sentence. I get enough nightmares already

 

[Justintime]

lol ouch!

 

[Deanril]

I could care less ,I have nothing to hide ,What are they gonna do tell my wife I visited a pornosite?

 

[fury]

It is probably the least of the fact that any of us do or don't have something to hide, and more just the principle that we don't want the government spying on us at all.