U.S. Spies on Everyone?!

Where do we draw the line between freedom and security? After the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, people thought that we had to give up rights in order to protect our freedoms. Even radicals agreed on this. The Patriot Act was passed and now we see that the government has gone too far.

We have constantly been bombarded with the news that the U.S. Government has been asking telecoms to hand over records of calls made in their networks. Although some companies like Qwest have denied the government access to their data, many telecoms like AT&T and Verizon have agreed to give the government their records.

I should stop calling my shady connections in the Middle East now. I'm going back to using a can and string for my communications.

U.S. Spies on Everyone [Wired News]

~ by blitzboy07 on May 11, 2006.