Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/12/08/patriot-act-update/ Text of conference report: http://news.com.com/pdf/ne/2005/Final_Conference_Report.pdf --- http://news.com.com/Must+we+renew+the+Patriot+Act/2010-1028_3-5989887.html Perspective: Must we renew the Patriot Act? By Declan McCullagh December 12, 2005, 4:00 AM PST What do mandatory drug testing, cigarette taxes and methamphetamine restrictions have to do with protecting America from terrorists? As far as I can tell, the answer is "nothing." But they nevertheless appear in a 219-page proposed law to renew the Patriot Act that Republicans have scheduled for a vote this week. A fraction--a mere 16 sections--of the Patriot Act's awesome surveillance powers expire Dec. 31. They expanded secret methods the FBI can use to obtain business records; authorized more information sharing between Internet providers and police; and listed computer hacking as an offense permitting increased eavesdropping. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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