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Bush and Blair want internet IDs for all users
3:31:11 am mst / 26 February 2001
found by paul / filed in politics / source Cryptome
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US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have expressed support for "measures to ensure that all internet users are clearly identified", because of the alleged threat posed by online traffic in child pornography.
I guess only trustworthy government agencies like the CIA should have the ability to surf and/or post anonymously...
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Rights, yeah right... by MysteriousStranger
3:23:39 pm mst / 27 February 2001 / # 1
So, then yet again the many give up rights for the prosecution of the few.