A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans' e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies
more surveillance power than they possess under current law.
Senator Leahy's rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. (By Declan McCullagh | CNET.com)
Step by step, inch by inch, day by day, year by year our freedoms are infringed upon by those intent on controlling us under the guise of protecting us. The right to privacy takes another blow...it may not be long and we will be living a "1984" by George Orwell
more surveillance power than they possess under current law.
Senator Leahy's rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. (By Declan McCullagh | CNET.com)
Step by step, inch by inch, day by day, year by year our freedoms are infringed upon by those intent on controlling us under the guise of protecting us. The right to privacy takes another blow...it may not be long and we will be living a "1984" by George Orwell
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