Slog - Comments on George and Robert http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert Brother to brother; man to man; soul to soul. Robert: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has approved a new law allowing the security services to intercept postal, internet and telephone communications. And George: The Senate bowed to White House pressure last night and passed a Republican plan for overhauling the federal government's terrorist surveillance laws, approving changes that would temporarily give U.S. spy agencies expanded power to eavesdrop on foreign suspects without a court order.... Copyright 2008 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:19:21 -0800 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:23:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by aviator And in Europe, keep in mind where you smoke pot. Unmanned aerial vehicles - UAVs - may be watching:

...their use in Switzerland sparked a debate about privacy, after police arrested two men who the pilotless drone spotted smoking marijuana in a forest.
]]> aviator http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775388 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775388 News Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:00:14 -0800 Comment by Dianna That's insane and scary. When are people going to realize we're heading straight into 1984???

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775393 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775393 News Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:23:04 -0800 Comment by Brandon H Don't these fools realize this is just to cover their asses? Why adhear to the law when you can just change it?


]]> Brandon H http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775423 News Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:54:57 -0800 Comment by Keith Scully, candidate for King County Prosecuting Attorney I find the arbitrary distinction between citizens and non-citizens for purposes of surveillance, search and seizure absolutely outrageous. We expect to be treated with courtesy and with full rights when we visit a foriegn country - when we fail to extend that same respect to visitors we diminish ourselves in the eyes of the world.

]]> Keith Scully, candidate for King County Prosecuting Attorney http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775427 News Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:25:24 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me If only the Democrats had some power in Washington. Then these things would not happen.

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/george_and_robert#c775587 News Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:23:57 -0800