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The Department of Homeland Security can take laptops indefinitely (without suspicion), search all your electronic devices, and is thinking about requiring shock bracelets as passports.
Some airports are now using full-body scanners which can reveal the gender of a person as if they were not wearing any clothes. Talk about invasion of personal privacy!
After the attacks, the president implemented a warrentless surveillance system through the telco's. Now, they are granted immunity from any illegal activity. Mcain even supports warrantless wiretapping.
And it's not just in the states:
Swedish lawmakers just passed legislation that allows them to monitor every single phone call and email passing through their networks.
The UK is planning a large database to collect the details of every phone call, email, and time spent on the net in the name of safety and anti-terrorism.
The Orwellian future is becoming today's reality.
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