[Am-info] (OT) Perspectives: Ashcroft's worrisome spy plans

[Mitch Stone]

For information, not for discussion here. This story has received  
precious little coverage since it was broken on PBS this past Friday.  
Please pass along to others who may be concerned about assaults on our  
civil liberties.

http://news.com.com/2010-1071-983921.html

Perspectives: Ashcroft's worrisome spy plans
By Declan McCullagh
February 10, 2003, 4:00 AM PT

WASHINGTON--Attorney General John Ashcroft wants even more power to  
snoop on the Internet, spy on private conversations and install secret  
microphones, spyware and keystroke loggers.

Ashcroft's Justice Department has quietly crafted a whopping 120-page  
proposal that represents the boldest attack yet on our electronic  
privacy in the name of thwarting future terrorist attacks. The  
nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity posted the draft legislation,  
which reads like J. Edgar Hoover's wish list, on its Web site Friday.

[...]

Center for Public Integrity's report:

http://www.public-i.org/dtaweb/ 
report.asp?ReportID=502&L1=10&L2=10&L3=0&L4=0&L5=0

Last Friday's "Now with Bill Moyers" story from PBS:

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/lewis.html