[SOC] Fw: This time they've gone too far

[Rob Matherly]

Good grief... ain't it enough that they're reading our e-mail, monitoring
our credit cards and bank accounts, and snooping in on our phone calls?!?

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----- Original Message -----
To: <glowbugs@piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: GB> This time they've gone too far


> Hi Folks,
>
> This evening I was searching on eBay for a BC-611 walkie talkie.  My
> search returned a list of BC-611 items, but whenever I clicked on the
> actual item I was greeted with the following message:
>
> Dear User:
>
> Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has been
> blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. Based on our
> discussions with concerned government agencies and eBay community
> members, we have taken these steps to reduce the chance of
> inappropriate items being displayed.  Regrettably, in some cases this
> policy may prevent users from accessing items that do not violate the
> law. At this time, we are working on less restrictive alternatives.
> Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you,
> and we hope you may find other items of interest on eBay.
>
> Thank You.
>
> I'm all for keeping dangerous items out of the hands of nasty people,
> but this seems like a bit much.  It seems very doubtful that a WWII era
> AM radio in the HF band poses much of a threat to national security.
> This begs the question of whether or not eBay will soon be restricting
> the sale of Johnson Valliants and Collins S line gear in the name of
> national security.
>
> Alan Cohen
> WA2DZL