It's all well and good to hear this coming from a Congressman but this is a Republican Congressman who is using it as a opportunity to attack a Democratic Administration : should we read anything into this statement regarding some significant difference between the two parties in regards privacy and 4th Ammendment issues? Hardly. Mike > This just in from US House Majority Leader Dick Armey: > > - Final Carnivore Report Offers No New Answers > A newly released, final version of the report on the Carnivore > cybersnooping system offers no assurance that online transactions > will be kept confidential. > > http://freedom.gov/library/technology/carn-review3.asp > > US House Majority Leader Dick Armey made the following comments about > the newly released, final report on the Carnivore cybersnooping > system: This superficial review doesn't get to the heart of the > matter. It does nothing to restore the confidence that Americans > should have in the confidentiality of their online transactions. > > Why should average Internet users have to wonder whether a rogue > agent could snoop through their emails and other online transactions? > > If this Administration were actually interested in an honest > evaluation of Carnivore, it would have shut the system down until the > serious privacy concerns had been adequately addressed. Instead, this > review by a team with clear ties to this Administration raises more > concerns than it answers. > > Regards, Matt- >