Just to let you know, THEJRC, no heat from me...

I agree with your comments. With the exception of the current <euphemism>fluff</euphemism> flying around
regarding P2P hacking by the Corps, a little logging can be a good thing. If someone's got illicit messages/pr0n/
<insert possibly illegal whatever here> flying around, and they're getting nervous and/or indignant, there's
probably a good reason. This medium (the Internet in general, that is) was meant as a source of information,
education and (eventually) entertainment. What I find ironic is that since it was a DARPA project (if anyone
wants me to wax historical about this in detail, let me know), then gradually released into the public domain,
the technology that was meant to "keep clear and reliable means of communication" to the Armed Forces
has now turned around, in the hands of certain people, to bite them in the ass. Please excuse the
inappropriate language (I do try to keep on-line language cleaner than in real-life). Striking a balance is
the key here, folks. As a Canadian, I don't have a voice in the process the way Americans do. As amusing
as it would be to e-mail a senator or Congressional Rep (hmm, Washington State's pretty close...),
I really don't need to be raided by The Man for an unsolicited harassment from another country. If there's a way
to involve Canucks, I'm sure there'd be quite a few of us getting behind you guys. I've seen the petition URL's
floating around the forums regarding the bill/s before the House/Congress(?), and if there was only one thing I
can truly admire about the American democratic process (there is more than one, BTW) is that the voice of the
people can be very powerful, if properly applied. Band together, work with the system (it can be done) and
I'm sure there's a way to craft a bill that can be a deterrent to electronic terrorism (in its' myriad forms) without
turning well-intentioned geeks (wear that badge proudly, brothers and sisters!) into criminals by definition.

Phew! I really have to keep that verbal diarrhea i check.
Donning his asbestos jammies,

zaddikim

bids you good night