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Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-10-12

He may not have trashed any hotel rooms, but U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft spent over $200,000 of taxpayer money in a four-week, 31-city tour last year promoting the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, according to a report by Congressional auditors released Tuesday.

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Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag 2004-10-13
Anonymous (3 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag 2004-10-13
Anonymous (6 replies)
I agree completely that the internet and everyone on it needs to be held more accountable and there needs to be structure in place that allows easier tracking of what is going on. The internet is built upon the telecom infrastructure that has things in place to track calling and various other communications as it should be.

There is so much crime and fraud on the internet that I am disgusted that it was put in place without any real safeguards against cyberterrorism or organized crime. It allows dissemination of information that is extremely sensitive and destructive.

I personally could care less if the GOV is tracking my web activity. I am not breaking the law therefore I am innocent. They can tap my phones for all I care too. The PA is there to protect us and keep everyone else honest.

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