What I worry about is this:

(1) Other nations follow suit and 'expand their soverignty.'

(2) The U.S. President signs treaties with all subscribing
nations to the World Trade Agreement, pledging to honor
'reciprocity' in the prosecution computer crime. The
Senate ratifies the treaties.

(3) I send an e-mail to my friend in Norway, not realizing
that the document I have attached is infected with a
destructive virus.

(4) Due to the vagaries of the Internet, my e-mail is routed
through China.

(5) In Norway, my friend's computer is infected, and he lets
me know about this, not mentioning the possibility that
I was unaware the document was infected.

(6) My Norwegian friend's reply to me is also routed through
China.

(7) The Chinese Ministry of Communications (?) reads all the
e-mail between me and my Norwegian friend.

(8) Two days later I am arrested by Federal agents and sent
to China to be tried for violating their Communications
Protection and Sovereignty Act (modeled after the U.S.
"Patriot" Act as amended).

(9) Welcome to your nightmare.


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