At 08:58 PM 7/28/2001 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote: . . . Unfortunately, the reporter never mentioned some of the more disturbing aspects of the law. It allows police to randomly stop people on streets, who are then required to give their names (so much for anonymity) or go to prison. Cops can seize any cash that they believe "is intended to be used for the purposes of terrorism," with no court authorization required. Gone is the traditional burden of proof: Judges are required to assume that contraband in the same building as the accused is owned by the accused "unless he proves that he did not know of its presence on the premises or that he had no control over it." Perhaps the most fascinating section restricts even owning information that could be useful to "a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism." If hackers are terrorists, better delete your copy of Back Orifice and bugtraq archives now. Looks like freedom loving people in the U.K. need to start considering just how acceptable the downsides an Initial Political Load of Parliment might be. Same goes for those weasels in D.C. Free, secure Web-based email, now OpenPGP compliant - www.hushmail.com