Last week, the Federal Communications Commission came a step closer to allowing federal law-enforcement agencies to use the Internet to tap into your e-mail and voice messages. By giving the high-tech industry another year to come up with a legal way to monitor the packet-mode communications used for the Internet, the FCC seems ready to widen the government’s investigative power in much the same way it did for telecommunications.
Greetings from Norway! As a person living in Norway, but with strong links to the US, (having lived there and my son lives there right now) I am EXTREMELY concerned about what your "Uncle Sam" wants to do now. In fact, I am terrified!! As a norwegian I have been forced to witness some of the ideas coming from my own government over the years, but have been able to survive the worst of this "knowing that there still is at least ONE country who is willing to stand up for individual rights, my right to privacy and personal freedom. Boy, was I wrong! This ONE country, the USA, now seems to be the worst country in this respect. I have seen other signs of how bad things are in the US as well, but this last pce. of attack on individual rights really made me lose all faith. The technology available today makes it possible for any government to make it almost IMPOSSIBLE to commit crimes. I, for one, reserve the "right" to BE ABLE TO commit crimes, should I want to. Living in a world where this has become impossible is not being able to live as a freed human being at all! Shame on you USA! You are taking the lead position among those who really want to see the terrorists win! They made you take our induvidual rights and privacy away! Concerned regards from, Helge Normann
This is ridiculous. I don't know if there is a language barrier here, but your post is full of hyperbole and rhetoric. You reserve the right to commit crimes, what a foolish waste of space. Freedom comes at a price. No one wants to give up their freedom, but there comes a time when we must give up some rights to secure the bulk of them. It is scary and upsetting, but it needs to be done. If you don't like it here, then stay in Norway, you'll help cut down on traffic.
I don't support the US either although i live there i was actually wondering if i should leave before this and now i am. by the way Helge uncle sam is in the US supposed to be the one to collect taxes he is also the one who drafted people in the 2 world wars and vietnam (i'm not sure about the last one) so yes already he is like big brother.
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Uncle Sam Wants You To Meet Big Brother
Posted by: Chet Dembeck September 2, 1999 12:00 AMLast week, the Federal Communications Commission came a step closer to allowing federal law-enforcement agencies to use the Internet to tap into your e-mail and voice messages. By giving the high-tech industry another year to come up with a legal way to monitor the packet-mode communications used for the Internet, the FCC seems ready to widen the government’s investigative power in much the same way it did for telecommunications.
As a person living in Norway, but with strong links to the US, (having lived there and my son lives there right now) I am EXTREMELY concerned about what your "Uncle Sam" wants to do now. In fact, I am terrified!!
As a norwegian I have been forced to witness some of the ideas coming from my own government over the years, but have been able to survive the worst of this "knowing that there still is at least ONE country who is willing to stand up for individual rights, my right to privacy and personal freedom. Boy, was I wrong! This ONE country, the USA, now seems to be the worst country in this respect. I have seen other signs of how bad things are in the US as well, but this last pce. of attack on individual rights really made me lose all faith.
The technology available today makes it possible for any government to make it almost IMPOSSIBLE to commit crimes. I, for one, reserve the "right" to BE ABLE TO commit crimes, should I want to. Living in a world where this has become impossible is not being able to live as a freed human being at all!
Shame on you USA! You are taking the lead position among those who really want to see the terrorists win!
They made you take our induvidual rights and privacy away!
Concerned regards from,
Helge Normann