The history of terrorism against the United States is relatively undistinguished and uninteresting. ... In his manifesto he writes chiefly of modern man's increasing loss of freedom in the wake of computers and genetic engineering; he cites motorized transport as an example of technology intended for good but which has come at the cost of our autonomy; he writes: the use of motorized transport is no longer optional. ... The same is true of computers and the Internet; few indeed can afford to hold out against using a computer or the web - these days their use is compulsory in school eve...

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September 11, 2001 is one of the most infamous dates in US history. ... The US government could have known what Al Qaeda was up to if they were allowed to wiretap their phones and computers. ... The Patriot Act legalizes the use of wiretapping US citizen's phones, computers, etc. ...

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This Act is by far one of the most controversial legislation in the history of the Congress. ... In the process of such undisclosed intrusions, the agencies are allowed to take photographs, examine data in the computers as well as planting devices that monitor or mirror the operation of the suspect on the computer. ...

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The reasons are complex and deeply rooted in history. ... Surviving the New New Economy mortgages, computers and careful now some stocks is in the bargain bin. ... TV and computer prices were already tumbling and should go lower. ...

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In fact, most authorities agree that computer-based tracking is the only truly effective method of tracking incident reports, particularly in larger organizations. ... For instance, Black's Law Dictionary (1990) defines a logbook as "a ship's or aircraft's journal containing a detailed account of the ship's course, with a short history of every occurrence during the voyage" (p. 942). ... It is known that ancient mariners kept logs of their travels, and history is replete with narrative-only reports of different types. ...

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Introduced in the house on October 23 and then signed by the President on October 25, make the USA Patriot Act one of the fastest moving bills in the history of Congress. ... The law also allows federal agencies to intercept oral, wire, or electronic communications relating to any form of computer fraud. ...

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