Thursday, May 15, 2003


While You Were Out…


The American Civil Liberties Union has posted a pretty eye-opening poster (153 kb PDF file) that works as a fairly succinct description of what the existing USA Patriot Act means to your privacy rights, and why you should be really worried about Patriot II.


:: Dave Walker 03:01 (EST/EDT) [+]

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...more speed? Another mind-bogglingly detailed offering on microprocessors at Ars Technica. Everything sounds very sophisticated and exciting. Yet, I...



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