Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring

Published: January 27, 2008Posted in: constitution, government, law, privacy, search and seizure, technology, wiretapTags:

WaPo — Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring:

President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community’s role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies’ computer systems.

Somehow, I am not reassured by this news.

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