I know Bush is just one guy, but he personifies what’s wrong with this world. Before I continue, am I allowed to say that I hate Bush? If we are still allowed to say that (because who really knows if we are) then I would like to say that I hate Bush. On the other hand, if this sentiment is thoughtcrime I would like to take this moment to say that I love Bush and pledge undying loyalty to him. Amen.
Bush to propose requiring ISPs to monitor Net:
The Bush administration is planning to propose requiring Internet service providers to help build a centralized system to enable broad monitoring of the Internet and, potentially, surveillance of its users. …
An official with a major data services company who has been briefed on several aspects of the government’s plans said it was hard to see how such capabilities could be provided to government without the potential for real-time monitoring, even of individuals.
“Part of monitoring the Internet and doing real-time analysis is to be able to track incidents while they are occurring,” the official said.
The official compared the system to Carnivore, the Internet wiretap system used by the FBI, saying: “Am I analogizing this to Carnivore? Absolutely. But in fact, it’s 10 times worse. Carnivore was working on much smaller feeds and could not scale. This is looking at the whole Internet.”