EFF Asks How Big Brother Is Watching The Internet 354
MacDork writes "The EFF filed a FOIA request yesterday with the FBI and other offices of the US DOJ regarding expanded powers granted by the USA PATRIOT Act. The EFF is making the request in an attempt to find out whether or not Section 216 is being used to monitor web browsing without a warrant. The DOJ has already stated they can collect email and IP addresses, but has not been forthcoming on the subject of URL addresses. It seems the EFF is seeking any documentation to confirm such activity is taking place. One can only hope the automated FOIA search doesn't produce any false negatives or cost the EFF $372,999."
A Family Affair. (Score:3, Funny)
By getting his little sister to do it.
Re:Which is more important? (Score:4, Funny)
Funny, the EFF got the reply already! (Score:5, Funny)
Dear EFF,
With regard to your surv^H^H^H^Hcustomer service (ref: EFF-KEYLGGR-SECRTRY), we're happy to preempt your request.
The automated reply to your inquiry is:
NO MATCH FOUND
We sincerely hope your request has been fulfilled. We stay at your disposition for further inquiry.
Regards,
Joe Snoop, Dept. of Homeland Security.
Re:Which is more important? (Score:2, Funny)
Heh (Score:3, Funny)
"The first rule about USA PATRIOT ACT is you do not talk about USA PATRIOT ACT," if you will.
Dear Diary (Score:3, Funny)
(Attention Carnivore, this post is intended as a joke, for the recipient only.)
What you don't realize (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Which is more important? (Score:4, Funny)
Don't worry about that last question, we know the answer. We'll be at your house about 10 minutes after you get home from work.
And seriously, you should be getting back to work. You owe it to your employer, and to help the economy, which prevents terrorism!
See you soon flewp.
--The Man
How's this for evidence (Score:5, Funny)
You self gratify in front of your computer at least 3 times per week.
And now you are looking at the back of your monitor to see how we did it....
Re:stationary v. stationery (Score:3, Funny)
I didn't see anything in his post about not liking gay people; are you sure?
FBI watching (Score:4, Funny)
Joe#23153445 : URL http://www.*censored*.com
FBI guy : Great p0rn!
Joe#23153445 : URL http://www.*censored*.com
FBI guy : Damn, that user got tastes!
Joe#23153445 : URL http://www.*censored*.com
FBI guy to others FBI agents : I will keep watching user Joe#23153445 for a while, his activities seem suspecious. I will need extreme concentration, you can dismiss now.
Re:What you don't realize (Score:2, Funny)
signed,
the Ministry of Information, c.o. the CIA
Re:Creepy stuff (Score:4, Funny)
False dichotomy (Score:5, Funny)
Which is more important:
Not being raped by a herd of goats
or
The lives of thousands or even millions of Americans that could be slaughtered in a terrorist attack?
Obviously the later is more important. So down on all fours, bucko. No, no, too late to protest now. We have to Fight Terror!
Re:How's this for evidence (Score:5, Funny)
Ah-ha! Proof that you are only watching 10% of the time! You were a fool to give that away...
Re:Most of you have it... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:homoPHONIA. from homophone. look it up. (Score:3, Funny)
While I'm at it, shall I look up pedantic, obtuse, and naive for you?
See, there's this thing called humor, and it isn't always accompanied by the use of numbers as letters... I'm sorry that you didn't get it, but if I'd just said "LOLOLO!!!11!!! homophonia 50u|\|d5 1ik3 |-|0m0p|-|0bi4 !!!11!!!" it just wouldn't have been funny AT ALL.
But I appreciate the effort. It's nice to see the new folks chiming in around here.
Re:Wouldn't it be something... (Score:3, Funny)