City buses across America now covertly recording passengers’ conversations

Wanna see one example of the pervading sense of totalitarianism that made me flee Washington DC, my home of 38 years?
Take a look at this.

It’s a compulsion these Bush people have, this secrecy thing. I guess they figure that if they keep tight control on information, they can say almost anything without contradiction. But take a look at some of the  [more...]

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