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Wilfred
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A rather interesting piece posted at New Scientist.

http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999789

It seems to suggest: Stay away from Microsoft closed-source software, and go open-source.

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A new European Parliament document confirms the existence of a secretive US-led communications surveillance network, known as Echelon.

The working document describes the way that the network's intelligence agencies tap into satellite transmissions and undersea communications cables to spy on Europe.

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nothing new, it's a known fact that the US monitors global communications

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Originally posted by Computer:
nothing new, it's a known fact that the US monitors global communications

forever wanting to be the world's police man
*shake head*

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