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[BUBBA74]

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HOMELAND SEC. SURVEIL ALL AOL FILES

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.com

by staff reports
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) claims America OnLine is providing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "unlimited surveillance" of their members, according to the London-based Financial Reporter newspaper. According to a recently released DOC report, "AOL works 'closely' with the DHS to supply information on any AOL customer. It reportedly allows agents from these entities 'free and unfettered' access to AOL Hq. at Dulles, Va. for the purpose of 'watching over and keeping surveillance' … on the millions of AOL customers."

The recent approval by Congress, of the Patriot Act extensions permitting "warrantless searches of persons and property," have apparently provided legal cover for this cooperation. And the Reporter notes, "[w]hile information gleaned from delving into personal computer messages is supposed to be kept confidential, it appears that the DHS has exceeded their brief and obtained what appears to be strictly personal information which is then circulated to entities outside the DHS."

It also quotes the DOC report as stating that since "news of this surveillance has leaked out" it is "causing serious concern in the American and European business communities." However, the DHS has downplayed privacy concerns and claims companies are merely worried that their information will end up in the hands of competitors.

[BUBBA74]

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[305GUY]

Time to cancel my AOL account..

[Red Ketchup]

The recent approval by Congress, of the Patriot Act extensions permitting "warrantless searches of persons and property," have apparently provided legal cover for this cooperation.

Doesn't that "search without warrants" worry Americans a little?

So much for the "Land of the free"... seems with every bill passing lately, the US is turning into a police state more and more.

Red

[1819]

first off, if you do anything on a computer, common sense tells you that nothing is private. second... dont be doing anything to comprimise national security and you'll have no worries

[OGPackin]

I recommend you install http://www.aimencrypt.com

OG

[USfighterFC]

I recommend you install http://www.aimencrypt.com

OG

shit man isnt there something i can just click and it will do it?

[Liquidred]

nothing on your computer is private unless you have your own server to the internet....when you pay another company for space on their server you lose your privacy rights to email and IP address history. Police still need a warrant to get the info but for the most part they dont. Every state will be slightly different but thats the basics of it....had a case study like that last semester....its alot more complicated then that but pretty much thats it.

[OGPackin]

shit man isnt there something i can just click and it will do it?

Not that i know of bro. Aimencrypt works and its not hard to install.

OG

[BUBBA74]

I may have to look into that aim encryption.

[decadbal]

watsup OG..long time

[SnaX]

Im not sure about anyone else, but i installed AOL instant messenger, and it had spyware... had to take 5 minutes out of my busy day to remove that crap... those f*ckers.

[OGPackin]

watsup OG..long time

Whut up my brudda from a different mudda!!

OG