According to this Wired.com report, Big Brother can snoop your electronic traffic with the greatest of ease. “Previously, federal law said that ‘a cable operator shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber.’ Section 211 of the USA Patriot Act changes the law to read: ‘A cable operator may disclose such information if the disclosure is … to a government entity.’”
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