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Re: Say again?
>> Is this hearsay, innuendo or fact? If fact, what can you site as
>> reference to support your statement? If you know this to be fact,
>> please cite your references and provide as much detail as possible.
Rick Adams of UUNET confirmed on the com-priv list that his
organization had been selling the FBI a usenet feed on tape. I could
find the exact reference if you want. I don't know for sure that the
NSA has a feed, or from whom, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, the obvious next point is, so what? It's a public system.
Any idiot can pay $20/month and get a public access account. If you
say something in a news post which you wouldn't want the FBI or NSA or
whoever to see, you're the person who has done something stupid.
Tapping a news feed isn't like tapping a phone line. It's more like
turning on the television.
Marc