The Phoney Debate On Net Neutrality

"It never was about Net neutrality boys and girls. It was about gaining more money, cash to be able to buy up the competition, and overcharging for broad band is the way to get that cash. In the meantime how much will Nortel go for, and will Canadians even care. Doubtful...

Bush's Spying Started Before 9/11 - and was Illegal

"Bush has just been delivered a blow to his case that all of this surveillance is part of the 'war on terror' that began on the morning of 9/11. Bloomberg reports, 'The U.S. National Security Agency asked AT&T...

Deputy Director Of NSA Doesn't Know What 4th Amendment Says

"MSNBC video of the NSA and the 4th amendment. Click to play."

U.S. Asks Judge to Drop Suit on N.S.A. Spying

"A National Security Agency program that listens in on international communications involving people in the United States is both vital to national security and permitted by the Constitution, a government lawyer told a judge here today in the first major court argument on the...

The words that trigger Echelon

I don't believe it. Echelon must be more sophisticated. But maybe not. Not if it's the same people who didn't know there were no WMD in Iraq.

Getting My Records from the NSA

" Two weeks ago when USA TODAY published their famous story about a database of telephone records maintained by the NSA on all Americans, I...

We don't need no stinkin' warrants!

"The Supreme Court ruled a week ago that police may enter a private home without a warrant to break up a fight. Does this have any bearing on the War On Terror? Some people think so."

White House Files to Stop NSA Lawsuits

"Ah, yes. This morning's news brings to light yesterday's Friday afternoon news dump. From AP: White House Wants NSA Lawsuits Nixed The Bush administration asked federal judges in New York and Michigan to dismiss a pair of lawsuits filed over the Nati[...]"

Scapegoats for hire.

"%u201CA new Business Week article may help explain how AT&T and BellSouth can say they didn%u2019t help the NSA, despite the spy agency having millions of their records showing the call details of Americans using their networks. The magazine reveals a hidden corner of the...

USA Today Editor Defends Story

USA Editor-in-Chief, Ken Paulson says: "Our sources have told us they think we got it right %u2014 they know we%u2019ve got it right,%u201D Paulson says. %u201CAnd they reiterated that what they told us is what...

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