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On 02/11/12 18:15, Neil Winchurst wrote: > And my comment above about the government was most certainly not > flippant. I was being very serious when I wrote it. All governments want > to control their citizens to some degree, some more than others of > course, and the internet has made this so much harder for them. Spying > on us is one of their ways of fighting to retrieve some of their lost > ground. > > And yes, I am being deadly serious, I stand corrected then Neil: and I completely, 100% agree with you now I know you were actually being serious. It's terribly sad but perfectly understandable: by far the biggest threat to you on the internet is your own government. You can outwit and avoid the hackers, but legislation is a far more pervasive and insidious threat to our security and our freedoms. Regards -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq