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Steelweaver just left and JW is waiting for me, but I just read something disturbing on Slashdot:
Patriot Act to be Expanded
Privacy | Posted on Thursday June 09, @10:39AM
from the big-brother dept.
m4dm4n writes "It seems that the patriot act is being expanded rather than scaled back after a vote late Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence committee. The FBI has gained new powers to demand documents from companies without a judge's approval, as well as the ability to designate subpoenas as secret and punish disclosure of their existence with up to one year in prison."
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One reply read: "Anyone get the feeling we're becoming more and more of a police state?"
This is going entirely the wrong way. I have a very bad feeling about this.
My thumb has been prickling all day, and I wondered what the doom was that was about to befall us, but this might be related.
Patriot Act to be Expanded
Privacy | Posted on Thursday June 09, @10:39AM
from the big-brother dept.
m4dm4n writes "It seems that the patriot act is being expanded rather than scaled back after a vote late Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence committee. The FBI has gained new powers to demand documents from companies without a judge's approval, as well as the ability to designate subpoenas as secret and punish disclosure of their existence with up to one year in prison."
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One reply read: "Anyone get the feeling we're becoming more and more of a police state?"
This is going entirely the wrong way. I have a very bad feeling about this.
My thumb has been prickling all day, and I wondered what the doom was that was about to befall us, but this might be related.
