Comments on: Feds want to let FBI access people’s Internet data without probable cause

By: White House Seeks to Clarify FBI Powers vis-à-vis E-Mail – New York Times | The Fresno News

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:07:55 +0000

[...] TodayReport: Easing of FBI Internet access soughtThe Associated PressMain Justice -Hot Air (blog) -Politics Daily (blog)all 163 news [...]

By: White House seeks to monitor internet activity « Internet Scofflaw

White House seeks to monitor internet activity « Internet Scofflaw — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:53:50 +0000

[...] (Via Hot Air.) [...]

By: Expanded Internet Surveillance? Well, Kind Of « Submitted to a Candid World

Expanded Internet Surveillance? Well, Kind Of « Submitted to a Candid World — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:46:53 +0000

[...] latest reform proposed by the Obama administration which, as concern troll par excellence Hot Air notes, allows the government to obtain electronic transactional records with a showing somewhat short of [...]

By: hillbillyjim

hillbillyjim — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:33 +0000

The Patriot Act and Homeland Security:

Dubya’s Folly Part 1 and Part 2.

By: Il Grande Fratello, quello vero « L'antro dell'Apolide

Il Grande Fratello, quello vero « L'antro dell'Apolide — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:07 +0000

[...] dati del traffico Internet delle persone senza causa probabile Allahpundit Originale (in inglese): Hot Air Traduzione in italiano: Luca A. [...]

By: Pablo Snooze

Pablo Snooze — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:38 +0000

It’s interesting, in a sad way, that the lefties shut up, mostly, now that it’s their guy that’s stripping us of our natural rights.

I thought the Patriot Act wasn’t much of a problem as long as it was administered properly, with proper respect for the long term goals of the American people – with one caveat – a sunset provision once things died down (figuratively, of course).

Along those lines, where are the war protesters? We’re still in Iraq and Afghanistan, right? Lefties still think we are wrong being there, right?

Lefties?

Crickets?

Bueller?

By: BillyWilly

BillyWilly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:18:19 +0000

Two things: Criminals and terrorists (fine distinction, of course) will NOT use your typical e-mail account from Google or Yahoo or Hotmail. They will create a fake identity and set up an e-mail account (very easy to do). It will not be traceable to anything personal if they avoid using their own computer. It’s much like gun control. It only controls the law-abiding, not the lawbreaking. Some stupid criminals might be caught, but frankly, it doesn’t take much intelligence to figure out a way around this. So either the government is being stupid (nah) or has some other motive (to control the proletariat??). Either way, it’s nonsense. Oh, and once they get access to the e-mail trace, getting into the e-mail content will be at their fingertips if they so choose. Someone in some dark basement office in some CIA or FBI or NSA building will choose just that eventually, regardless of what the law says. Of course, it will be for our own good.

By: hawksruleva

hawksruleva — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:17:09 +0000

Glenn Beck seems more and more sane. It sure does seem like a lot of power is being invested in the bureaucracy.

By: sdan

sdan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10:15 +0000

Interesting times we live in. One of the laws just passed made a government agency free from FOIA requests and now the government will be able to look at your e-mails without a court order. Who is being protected here?

By: Jaynie59

Jaynie59 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:09:17 +0000

How are e-mail addresses and timestamps on messages any more revealing than phone numbers and listings of when calls were made?

Content. Telephone billing records contain the terminating phone number, whether it was answered, and the duration of the call. The calls themselves are not recorded, so even if a pattern is seen there is no way to tell who spoke to whom and what they said. Email records are just that. Emails.

By: kingsjester

kingsjester — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:04:01 +0000

They want to use your internet actions to predict what you will do in the future, also.

By: RickCaird

RickCaird — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:09:26 +0000

Isn’t this what the FISA Court is designed for? Of course, that is “foreign” but I assume foreign agents operating domestically will be covered.

By: NumberTwo

NumberTwo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:19:12 +0000

Anonymous proxy servers and 2nd-tier search engines – unless you’re comfortable having every move you make being tracked by the Google Datanistas.

By: VerbumSap

VerbumSap — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:54 +0000

I stopped using Google when their link redirects got annoying. Now I use startpage to search for tinfoil wallet designs.

By: DamnCat

DamnCat — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:06:14 +0000

STASI lives!

By: ajacksonian

ajacksonian — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:18:43 +0000

There is no such thing as excessive ammo.

There is such a thing as excessive targets.

You have to keep the ratio right and your expectations high… adjust accordingly.

By: petefrt

petefrt — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:17:04 +0000

I do not like this one bit. Nor do I like yesterday’s SEC FOIA ruling. Trouble ahead.

By: rogerb

rogerb — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:07:33 +0000

They said if I didn’t vote for Obama that we’d all see an administration trample on the Constitution and further the injustices of the Bush years…

By: honsy

honsy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:24 +0000

OldEnglish on July 29, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Is isn’t is – it’s are.

OldEnglish on July 29

There you go again, Old Brit! Criticizing without realizing this might be someone just like you! :)

By: Sheer Gummint Arrogance « Oh, My!

Sheer Gummint Arrogance « Oh, My! — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:39:15 +0000

[...] The Feds need to go mind their own business—in fact—they really need to learn that my business is none of their unless I have broken a Federal law. And that ought to include my phone records as well. [...]

By: CWforFreedom

CWforFreedom — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:35:45 +0000

Commerce Clause dummies

Crr ickets on July 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM

Weird that the idiot does not have the time to comment on this issue.

By: Cody1991

Cody1991 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:10:42 +0000

Feds want to let FBI access people’s Internet data without probable cause

But don’t ask an illegal alien for any documentation.

Beto Ochoa on July 29, 2010 at 7:55 PM

This is, quite simply, tyranny. The government plants its boot on our throats, a term used by a member of this administration, and they treat illegals, tax cheats and crooks as celebrities.

By: kurtzz3

kurtzz3 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:05:55 +0000

Here is how to rattle a lib even more over this. They will argue that they aren’t worried about Obama (PBUH) and this issue (after scolding you on being paranoid). Ask them then if they want this power given to President #45, whomever that may be.

Watch as the simple neural net in their brain stem finally fires and they see the danger.

By: Beto Ochoa

Beto Ochoa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:55:03 +0000

Feds want to let FBI access people’s Internet data without probable cause

But don’t ask an illegal alien for any documentation.

By: pambi

pambi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:51:15 +0000

Y’all DO know this…….
a GOOD friend will bail you outta jail.
Your BEST friend sits right next to you, and says:
Dang, that was fun !!

Close ranks, friends !! ;-)