Bush* Pushes Plan to Permit Internet Surveillance

[DUreader]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0121-01.htm


NEW YORK - The Bush administration is pushing to ratify an international convention that civil libertarians say
would pose serious threats to privacy rights at home and abroad.

After delaying for about two years, U.S. President George W.
Bush recently asked the U.S. Senate to ratify the Council of
Europe Cybercrime Convention, a global agreement
apparently created to help police worldwide cooperate to
fight Internet crimes.

ÓIt's the only international treaty to address the problems of
computer-related crime and electronic evidence gathering,Ó
Bush said in his November letter asking the Senate to confirm
U.S. adherence to the treaty.

ÓIt promises to be an effective tool in the global effort to
combat computer-related crime,Ó added the president.

But independent legal experts and right activists on both
sides of the Atlantic are skeptical about such claims.

[TolstoyAndy]

1. Wouldn't be the first time

that these evil scum have raped the Constitution.

And for those who think the EU is going to save us...BWA HA HA HA

The New World Order is coming, like it or not.

[info being]

2. Straight out of the PNAC Manifesto

Controlling cyberspace was a major concern for these guys since at least 1998.

[BeFree]

3. My Computer

Has been tapped into. For a while, every time I was online, my modem was sending stuff out every minute or so. I guess they got tired of reading nothing but DU and seeing pictures of flowers and what not. BORING. I say used too, because now the modem is back to working only when I command it.

I used to belong to a VERY subversive sounding mail list. Now I just do DU. Long Live DU!

[shanti]

4. sounds like your puter was hijacked

by a trojan. so you cleaned it out? they just don't disappear on their own.

[fshrink]

5. I recommend "Evidence Eliminator". (nt)

[mbperrin]

6. Always nice to see this misAdministration working with

the international community!

[callous taoboy]

7. Actually

Spybot (free, but he asks for donations) is a very thorough way to clean your computer of programs which spy on your internet activities and log your key strokes.