You know.. I wonder with all this bickerig if in fact we CAN agree on the fact that we all are opposed to invasions of our privacy via governemnt surveillance techniques.. Can we agree on that issue? It seems to me that I have heard a consensus on this at least... One more thing- I recently completed a first ddrafty of a paper I am working on regarding computer curveillance, Clipper, etc- and the professor who read it asked me "What is the likelihood and what re the reaosns for the NSA and other governments agencies wanting to monitor the people?" I wasn't sure of exactly how to answer that! I mean- it seems to me that the governemnt wants to maintain its own power, and keep a watchful eye on those with opinions oppposite of their own. Any other reasons you all can think of? Hmm.. -- Jul "Can I be a social anarchist? " _______________________________________________________________________ Julie M. Albright Ph.D Student Department of Sociology University of Southern California albright@usc.edu
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