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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Our digital trail - "Orwellian future"
  • Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:02:19 -0800 (PST)

If you bought a bunch of fertilizer and diesel fuel, it would be noticed by
the feds. If you bought a bunch of sudafed, it would be noticed by the
locals. I personally don't think they would catch the serial killer stuff
until after the incident and they were backtracking................

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--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Our digital trail - "Orwellian future"
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 7:58 PM
> >I'd bet if you bought knives, shovels, guns, rope,
> duct tape, etc. you
> >would end up in some FBI database somewhere.
>
> The more I think about this, the more ridiculous it is. I
> bought duct tape
> just the other day. They don't sell guns at the Do It,
> but I could have
> bought rope, shovels, and a box cutter. They would have
> smiled and told me
> to have a good day. Their cash register doesn't even
> itemize what was
> purchased, just the price. Absolutely no record of who
> purchased what, even
> if you use a credit card. How could I possibly end up on
> an FBI database
> for that? Do you seriously think the FBI cares about my
> grocery shopping
> habits? I'm sure they have better things to worry
> about. Do you think 'they'
> track every TV show and website for every person in the
> country? Or care
> what I watch (I don't know if that can be tracked on
> cable, anyway)? I have
> 2 TVs and 3 computers in my house alone. I know
> 'they' can scan email for
> things like Patriot Act and Homeland Security (gotta keep
> them busy).
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
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