Re: Transparent society?: Feds raid hobby vendors

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Jan 07 2000 - 02:46:32 MST


"Michael M. Butler" <butler@comp-lib.org> writes:

> Supercircuits and Ramsey, among others.
>
> http://www.2600.com/news/1999/1218.html
>
> If true, this really sucks. I assume David Brin has already heard.

Seems to be true, there was a discussion about it on Slashdot.

On the other hand, this could be something similar to the failed
"Operation Sundevil" affair which in the end produced a backlash
against the authorities, if some of the claims about the seizure hold
true.

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