If you look at what the FBI is doing to SK8 (http://www.freesk8.org/index.html) you can see the abuse of power available now, and imagine what it might be like if ATA is enacted as currently drafted. Magoo -----Original Message----- From: Ken Pfeil [mailto:Kenat_private] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:38 AM To: Blue Boar; vuln-devat_private Subject: RE: Civil Disobedience http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7376176.html?tag=prntfr pretty much sums it up. > -----Original Message----- > From: Blue Boar [mailto:BlueBoarat_private] > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:44 PM > To: vuln-devat_private > Subject: Re: Civil Disobedience > > > > > John Thornton wrote: > > > > ( Moderator: Please pass this though Blue Boar. Please just allow this > > thread even if it is just for a day ) > > There ya go. > > > > > In case you have been living under a rock the past few weeks. You should > > know that our civil liberties are under attack. Kevin Poulsen wrote: > > "Hackers, virus-writers and web site defacers would face life > imprisonment > > without the possibility of parole under legislation proposed by the Bush > > Administration that would classify most computer crimes as acts of > > terrorism." > > ( http://www.securityfocus.com/news/257, Hackers face life imprisonment > > under 'Anti-Terrorism' Act). When you read the news this > morning you will > > see that this bill was passed by the Senate. > > (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/265, Senate passes terror bill). > > I was under the impression that the bill that passed the Senate was > a slightly improved, though still insane, version that didn't make > hackers terrorists. > > BB
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