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Preben Randhol wrote:
> Is this cut and paste from a Bush speech? No, I won't comment it. But
> speaking of freedom in the US, perhaps read the latest laws passed and
> this: http://cryptome.org/tia-queeg.htm.

I believe that this is perfectly appropriate, not only for the
government to do, but also for advertisers, marketers, or anyone
else who wants to. I believe that it is immoral and nonsensical
to restrict what someone may do with their intelligence combined
with available public information. It is as if someone were to
legislate that certain mathematical theorems could not be used
in proofs without a judge's approval!

It's very simple. If you buy something, unless you have made a
contract specifying otherwise, your purchase is not a secret. If
you walk around in a public street, anyone is free to follow you
and look at what you do.