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Strategies & Market Trends : Strictly: Drilling II

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To: isopatch who wrote (4648)11/29/2001 10:36:28 PM
From: Roebear  Read Replies (2) of 36161
 
Say "Hello" to Big Bro:

wired.com

DOJ's Already Monitoring Modems
By Declan McCullagh and Ben Polen

4:42 p.m. Nov. 28, 2001 PST

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice already is using its new anti-terrorism powers to monitor cable modem users without obtaining a judge's permission first.

A top Bush administration official lauded the controversial USA Patriot Act at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying that the new abilities have let police obtain information in investigations that was previously unavailable.

"We would not have been able to do (this) under prior law without a specific court order," said Michael Chertoff, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division.
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Sounds like a great way to get stock tips, lol!

BTW, coming up on a lot of work and too little time, so I'll be scarce around here for awhile...
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