Dave Banisar forwards something aparently from CPSR-

Ever since it first proposed "Digital Telephony" legislation in 1992, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has claimed that wiretapping enables law enforcement agencies to prevent billions of dollars in economic loss.

Wonder what the value is of the right of everyone to conduct their business as they see fit, and the value of safety from government peeping, and what figures I should cite to justify them. Not to undercut the point, just needed some air. There should be a catalog, maybe a science, of slippery slopes. -fnerd quote me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - hah. i can do that with my eyes tied behind my hands. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a aKxB8nktcBAeQHabQP/d7yhWgpGZBIoIqII8cY9nG55HYHgvt3niQCVAgUBLMs3K ui6XaCZmKH68fOWYYySKAzPkXyfYKnOlzsIjp2tPEot1Q5A3/n54PBKrUDN9tHVz 3Ch466q9EKUuDulTU6OLsilzmRvQJn0EJhzd4pht6hSnC1R3seYNhUYhoJViCcCG sRjLQs4iVVM= =9wqs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----