[43897] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FBI is at it again
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Herscher)
Sat Oct 27 03:07:18 2001
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 00:04:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Adam Herscher <adam@xtime.com>
To: Larry Diffey <ldiffey@technologyforward.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Larry Diffey wrote:
> Per the following article:
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,37203,00.html
> <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,37203,00.html> it appears as if
> the FBI now wants to route ALL Internet traffic through it's central
> servers!!!!
>
> What gall!! What nerve!!!!
Be weary of such distinguished sources as "lawyers familiar with the FBI's
plans".
Congrats to Fox News. Media hypes = ratings, whether the information is
accurate or not. Write your local congressman about your privacy
concerns, and take this story about the "FBI's plans" with a grain of
salt.