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**Jack** · May 15, 2008, 03:27 pm

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Major elements of the Bush administration's proposed $17 billion "cyber security" initiative have little to do with protecting government networks, and a lot to do with spying, according to a budget report released by the Senate Armed Services Committee this week.

The so-called National Cyber Security Initiative is also wrapped in unnecessary secrecy, and would spend billions on unproven, embryonic technology, and possibly illegal or ill-advised projects, according to the analysis -- which is part of a broad look at the proposed 2009 defense budget.

"[S]ome of the projects support foreign intelligence collection and analysis generally rather than the cyber security mission particularly," the report concludes. "That is not to say that the proposed projects are not worthwhile, but rather that what will be achieved for the more than $17 billion planned by the administration to secure the government's networks is less than what might be expected."

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Is Bush trying to assure his legacy is one of Constitutional ignorance and a general propensity to violate our rights and privacy?

After Keith Olbermann's scorching dress down of Bush recently, I can't wait to hear what he has to say about this.

Milton Bradley · May 15, 2008, 04:39 pm

No. they're building a Police State.

When are you guys going to start connecting the dots?

There certainly are enough now to paint a pretty comprehensive picture.

Thanatos · May 15, 2008, 10:16 pm

Fight fire with fire.

Encryption: How to encrypt your email

They can break one encrypted email, but if everybody uses it...MWAHAHAHA!

Oh, and get a guard dog. A big, menacing one that is immune to burglars with milk bones because you have its source code.

Get SmoothWall - SmoothWall.org

Simple, really?

The NSA proposal to firewall everything that offends them does bother me. We the people can keep them out, but they can also limit our ability to get out too. Then there was Tor. This piece of software has caused innumerable migraines for the Chinese government.

Tor: anonymity online

Also, people value their internet. I sincerely hope that a bunch of right-wing wackos try to blockade America's porn supply because there will be riots :)

May 15, 2008, 10:16 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Thanatos Arbiter of Weird Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,330	Fight fire with fire. Encryption: How to encrypt your email They can break one encrypted email, but if everybody uses it...MWAHAHAHA! Oh, and get a guard dog. A big, menacing one that is immune to burglars with milk bones because you have its source code. Get SmoothWall - SmoothWall.org Simple, really? The NSA proposal to firewall everything that offends them does bother me. We the people can keep them out, but they can also limit our ability to get out too. Then there was Tor. This piece of software has caused innumerable migraines for the Chinese government. Tor: anonymity online Also, people value their internet. I sincerely hope that a bunch of right-wing wackos try to blockade America's porn supply because there will be riots :) Destroying America one Volconvo post at a time. Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.

May 15, 2008, 04:39 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Milton Bradley BANNED Location: Ohio Province, Rep. of Comerica Posts: 7,320	No. they're building a Police State. When are you guys going to start connecting the dots? There certainly are enough now to paint a pretty comprehensive picture.