David Lesher wrote:
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
You work so hard to defend people that exploit children? Interesting. We are talking LEA here and not the latest in piracy law suits. The #1 request from a LEA in my experience concerns child exploitation.
That's nonsense, or his (press secretary's) experience consists of watching /Law & Order/ and /Without a Trace/. No official statistics backs that up. Where in the world does he operate?
I think you'll find most intercept orders are drug cases.
So I've heard, but my experience was the Ashcroft 'net p0rn crackdown. What a waste of time and resources for a perfectly legal activity! Of course, CALEA (and PATRIOT) were supposed to be about tracking terrorists, not common criminals. That was never the real purpose; it was just a wish list. Also, with so many college students, we *are* talking about piracy lawsuits. But that's civil law, not CALEA or PATRIOT. Hopefully, they haven't tried to expand into that, too?
And no matter what, we still have a Constitution....sort of... Which brings up my point.... be sure and let your Hill Critters know what shit you are going though
Thanks! I said that a bit more politely, but it should be emphasized: report each and every request to your Congress critters. Remind them how much it's costing business, and an utter waste of effort.