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To: David Hunter
Number one, Encryption is near impossible to stop from being used. The US government does not allow 128k encryption on the claims that mafias will use it. Also the US has Carnivore to monitor all internal traffic. You make Russia always out to be the bad guy, try focusing on your so called "free" West. You might be surprised. As for the Brits "holding" the emails, do you really believe that they are not scanned? Just like all that digital video collected is instantly destroyed if a crime isn't seen....way to tempting to too many powers.
21 posted on 06/29/2002 10:51:29 AM PDT by Stavka2
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To: Stavka2
The US government does not allow 128k encryption on the claims that mafias will use it. Also the US has Carnivore to monitor all internal traffic.

I agree that the US government takes liberties and I am not defending their policies. The rights of US citizens have been further eroded after the tragic events of September the 11th. 'Carnivore' violates the US Constitution, the current fears over more al Qaeda terrorism allow its existence to be justified.

You make Russia always out to be the bad guy, try focusing on your so called "free" West.

Now why would I think Russia is the bad guy? Perhaps because it continues to sell weapons systems and nuclear technology to China, North Korea and Iran, countries which are dedicated enemies of democracy.

As for the Brits "holding" the emails, do you really believe that they are not scanned?

They may be, but if they are then the British government has violated the law. Unlike in Russia, our government has some respect for the rule of law.

Just like all that digital video collected is instantly destroyed if a crime isn't seen....way to tempting to too many powers.

How much do you think it would cost to keep millions of hours of video of innocent behaviour, for any significant length of time? Let alone to have someone watch all of it and make notes on the movements of law abiding civilians. Only a totalitarian country like China, or maybe Russia, would go to all that trouble and expense.

22 posted on 06/30/2002 7:13:09 AM PDT by David Hunter
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