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EFF analyzes PATRIOT II
Posted by Steven Wu on Friday, April 04 @ 01:03:58 EST Civil Liberties
The EFF has posted a lengthy analysis of PATRIOT II, focusing on provisions that affect the Internet and surveillance. An excerpt:
Let's be frank. The government has an insatiable appetite for data. But the mindless accumulation of data is not intelligence. Intelligence requires focused thinking and focused questions. Instead, we're building a Tower of Babel. If this continues, we'll get the worst of both worlds -- all the disadvantages of widespread privacy invasion with none of the security benefits.
And the most significant difference between PATRIOT II and its predecessor:
USAPA II, like its predecessor, is a grab bag of provisions spread throughout the legal landscape. One clear difference exists however. Unlike USAPA, USAPA II has no provisions that "sunset" after a certain time. All of its changes are permanent.
Read the analysis here.
 
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Is there any hope? (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, April 07 @ 17:34:50 EDT
I guess the question I have to ask is: Is there any hope? The American public has shown itself to be totally indifferent to issues of privacy and constitutionality. Quoting Ben Franklin's aphorism about liberty and security is enough to get you put in one of Mr. Ashcroft's dungeons. Various enjoyable activities, such as scuba diving, bridge photography, general aviation, and train/plane spotting are about to be criminalized. And for the first time since the Revolutionary War we have secret courts and Star Chambers. Is there any hope here at all?


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