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[Steve Rigby]

Gary Mitchelson wrote:

 > I wonder if that is why Black helicopters follow me everywhere!
 >
 > So what if they do? I doubt they are "constantly monitored" for
 > that purpose.

   It is my understanding that e-mail messages being relayed from one
point to another through established, commercial microwave sites are
subject to being monitored.  It is a virtual certainty that any such
messages routed via any communications satellite are monitored.
Certain 'keywords' are looked for in text messages, and upon the
discovery of any such 'keyword,' that particular message may be
'captured' and scrutinized in greater detail.

   The same applies to cell phone calls.  When one reads or hears
that some government intelligence agency has intercepted an
electronic message between some suspected evildoers, how do you
think that eavesdrop has came to pass?  Quite often, a revelation of
such eavesdropping in the news will reveal that many of these
intercepts were gathered before the individual was even known to
authorities or was suspected of any wrongdoing.  Indeed, such
intercepts often offer the first inkling that any untoward
activities are being contemplated.

   Almost all of these intercepts are performed without any warrants
or court orders, and are, in essence, 'fishing expeditions.'  Much
of this occurs under the aegis of "Echelon," an alliance between the
United States, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, and
is also allegedly used to reveal intelligence information pertinent
to business interests as well as for more standard law enforcement
and government intelligence purposes.

   Steve