Reply #14: I have a different take on the strategy in play here... [View All]

Please correct me if I'm wrong about thinking that the information obtained 'on the internets' was actually purchased from an information broker. The data they sell is often mined by peculiar methods (Social Engineering, inside theft, hacking, etc.) and its distribution represents the end result of a violation of the privacy act somewhere along the line.

The CIA employee story is a factual plant to encourage citizens to desire a crack down on the internet in the name of national security. Couple this angle with the porn angle they're already working and you have a jab followed by a hook. If we can't knock them back a step or two, they can ram a crackdown through ala the patriot act before the elections.

Just a kooky idea, see any merit? If that's their plan, it's effing brilliant.

-Hoot