WaPo Misread Powerpoint- Story on Feds tapping directly into internet companies was wrong & rushed

[brett_jv]

136. No, there is ...

It's just that there's no direct government hookup to Google's servers, which was what the Gellman article originally said.

Bottom-line, government still has ACCESS to whatever electronic communications it wants ... however, by all accounts I've seen, any such gathering is all being done in accordance with 'the Law'.

IOW, if we really want this sort of thing to stop, we're going to have to get the Laws changed, or at least get a Higher Court to set a precedent.

Sad fact is ... presently, electronic communications aren't legally afforded the same protections as telephone calls (let alone our homes, papers, and effects) are. We want full privacy rights with our emails, we're probably going to have to WORK together for it.

Who knows, fighting the status quo on this matter could be a grand opportunity for Americans on both 'sides' of political spectrum to 'come together' for once.