~ if the f.c.c. claims that less than 3million of the 50million u.s. internet users have ‘highspeed’ access [fcc.gov], the only use of having the post office [usps.com] assigning email accounts to every address in the country (presumably including the 250million folks who do *not* have internet access) is that u.s.-approved email would facilitate the operation of the f.b.i.’s carnivore [fbi.gov]. i wonder if ten days is enough time for them to write a dummy code to turn over to epic [epic.org].
~ janet reno muses that a softer name like ‘tea time’ or ‘cinnamon’ might ease concerns over a program which sifts though an isp’s email; perhaps i wouldn’t mind being monitored by ‘vegan’ [w].
