Errr I do believe that the PRIMARY reason for the creation of the ARPAnet was to FACILITATE information dissemination, the REASON "that it was put in place without any real safeguards against cyberterrorism or organized crime" is that there was no NEED for it in the past, granted the apearance of "cybercrime" is something of a problem.

I can't speak for everybody, but I don't like my activities on the internet being monitored and will go to great lengths to prevent this from happening, this is not because I "break THE law" (I capitalise THE because it seems from your post that you believe that there should be ONE law to govern everything, and I'm guessing that from your perspective this would be US law, THE US DOES NOT OWN THE INTERNET), I attempt to avoid monitoring NOT because I'm doing something wrong but because I'm NOT doing anything wrong and I don't see why I should be monitored.

The view point you present seems (to me at least) to be that EVERYBODY is guilty until proven otherwise.

Have you actually READ the patriot act perchance? or did you just stamp it "Approved" just like most the members of congress (a large percentage of which have ADMITTED OUTRIGHT that they didn't even read THE (12 page) SUMMARY of the act let alone the whole act before approving it.)

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