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		J3L2404 on April 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK government to monitor email and web use under n... No politician in the US would even dare suggest this never mind try to get it passed as law. I really don't understand the politics. What constituency supports this?

jiggy2011 on April 1, 2012 [–]

Really? Does the patriot act not allow things such as this?

J3L2404 on April 1, 2012 | [–]

Read_wharf explains it well.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3783906

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